While the ocean is wide, the trench may be far from continental sources of sediment and so may be deep. As continents approach each other, the trench can fill with continental sediments and become shallower.
Definition of blunt. 3a : abrupt in speech or manner She tends to be blunt. a blunt refusalb : being straight to the point : direct To be perfectly blunt, I don't think he can do it.
The definition of a poke is a push or a prod. An example of poke is the act of gently sticking a pen into a person's shoulder to get his attention. verb. Poke is defined as to prod or push. An example of poke is for a child to keep sticking his finger into his brother's arm. poked, pokâ²ing. 1  to push or jab with a stick, finger, etc.; prod.  Slang to hit with the fist.