Deep - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |diːp|  American pronunciation of the word deep
Brit.  |diːp|  British pronunciation of the word deep

noun

- the central and most intense or profound part
in the deep of night
in the deep of winter
- a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor (syn: trench)
- literary term for an ocean
denizens of the deep

adjective

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

adverb

- to a great depth; far down or in (syn: deeply)
dived deeply
dug deep
- to an advanced time (syn: late)
deep into the night
- to a great distance
penetrated deep into enemy territory
went deep into the woods

Extra examples

We walked in the deep snow.

The water is deepest in the middle of the lake.

She's afraid of swimming in deep water.

The house has lots of deep closets.

She has a small but deep wound on her arm.

This enormous canyon is over a mile deep.

The shelves are 10 inches deep.

He stepped into an ankle-deep puddle of mud.

The ship now lies deep below the water's surface.

Our feet sank deeper into the mud.

The treasure was buried deep within the ground.

Their secret offices were located deep underground.

We walked deep into the forest.

The soldiers are operating deep within enemy territory.

I stood three feet deep in the water.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: deeper
superlative: deepest
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