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deep
(d/i/p )

adjective (a)

  • relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply(adj.all)
    Example:
    A deep breath.
    A deep sigh.
    Deep concentration.
    Deep emotion.
    A deep trance.
    In a deep sleep.
    source: wordnet30
  • having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination(adj.all)
    Example:
    A deep well.
    A deep dive.
    Deep water.
    A deep casserole.
    A deep gash.
    Deep massage.
    Deep pressure receptors in muscles.
    Deep shelves.
    A deep closet.
    Surrounded by a deep yard.
    Hit the ball to deep center field.
    In deep space.
    Waist-deep.
    Antonym:
    shallow
    source: wordnet30
  • Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the central and most intense or profound part(noun.time)
    Example:
    In the deep of night.
    In the deep of winter.
    source: wordnet30
  • a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    oceanic abyss, trench
    source: wordnet30
  • literary term for an ocean(noun.object)
    Example:
    Denizens of the deep.
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • to a great depth;far down(adv.all)
    Example:
    Dived deeply.
    Dug deep.
    Synonym:
    deeply
    source: wordnet30
  • to an advanced time(adv.all)
    Example:
    Deep into the night.
    source: wordnet30
  • to a great distance(adv.all)
    Example:
    Penetrated deep into enemy territory.
    Went deep into the woods.
    source: wordnet30
  • To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • marked by depth of thinking(adj.all)
    Example:
    Deep thoughts.
    A deep allegory.
    source: wordnet30
  • very distant in time or space(adj.all)
    Example:
    Deep in the past.
    Deep in enemy territory.
    Deep in the woods.
    A deep space probe.
    source: wordnet30
  • extreme(adj.all)
    Example:
    In deep trouble.
    Deep happiness.
    source: wordnet30
  • having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range(adj.all)
    Example:
    A deep voice.
    Synonym:
    bass
    source: wordnet30
  • strong; intense(adj.all)
    Example:
    Deep purple.
    Synonym:
    rich
    source: wordnet30
  • relatively thick from top to bottom(adj.all)
    Example:
    Deep carpets.
    Deep snow.
    source: wordnet30
  • extending relatively far inward(adj.all)
    Example:
    A deep border.
    source: wordnet30
  • (of darkness) very intense(adj.all)
    Example:
    A face in deep shadow.
    Deep night.
    Synonym:
    thick
    source: wordnet30
  • large in quantity or size(adj.all)
    Example:
    Deep cuts in the budget.
    source: wordnet30
  • with head or back bent low(adj.all)
    Example:
    A deep bow.
    source: wordnet30
  • of an obscure nature(adj.all)
    Example:
    A deep dark secret.
    Synonym:
    cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
    source: wordnet30
  • difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge(adj.all)
    Example:
    A deep metaphysical theory.
    Synonym:
    abstruse, recondite
    source: wordnet30
  • exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy(adj.all)
    Example:
    Deep political machinations.
    A deep plot.
    source: wordnet30
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