Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extending far downward below a surface.
- adjective Extending far inward from an outer surface.
- adjective Extending far backward from front to rear.
- adjective Extending far from side to side from a center.
- adjective Far distant down or in.
- adjective Coming from or penetrating to a depth.
- adjective Sports Located or taking place near the outer boundaries of the area of play.
- adjective Extending a specific distance in a given direction.
- adjective Far distant in time or space.
- adjective Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite.
- adjective Of a mysterious or obscure nature.
- adjective Very learned or intellectual; wise.
- adjective Exhibiting great cunning or craft.
- adjective Of a grave or extreme nature.
- adjective Very absorbed or involved.
- adjective Profound in quality or feeling.
- adjective Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color.
- adjective Low in pitch; resonant.
- adjective Covered or surrounded to a designated degree. Often used in combination.
- adjective Large in quantity or size; big.
- adjective Sports Having a sufficient number of capable reserve players.
- adverb To a great depth; deeply.
- adverb Well along in time; late.
- adverb Sports Close to the outer boundaries of the area of play.
- noun A deep place in land or in a body of water.
- noun A vast, immeasurable extent.
- noun The extent of encompassing time or space; firmament.
- noun The most intense or extreme part.
- noun The ocean.
- noun Nautical A distance estimated in fathoms between successive marks on a sounding line.
- idiom (deep down) At bottom; basically.
- idiom (in deep water) In difficulty.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Deeply.
- To become deep; deepen.
- To go deep; sink.
- Having considerable or great extension downward, or in a direction viewed as analogous with downward.
- As measured from the point of view: extending far above; lofty: as, a deep sky.
- As measured from without inward: extending or entering far within; situated far within or toward the center.
- As measured from the front backward: long: as, a deep house; a deep lot.
- Having (a certain) extension as measured from the surface downward or from the front backward: as, a mine 1,000 feet deep; a case 12 inches long and 3 inches deep; a house 40 feet deep; a file of soldiers six deep.
- Immersed; absorbed; engrossed; wholly occupied: as,deep in figures.
- Closely involved or implicated.
- Hard to get to the bottom or foundation of; difficult to penetrate or understand; not easily fathomed; profound; abstruse.
- Sagacious; penetrating; profound: as, a man of deep insight.
- Artful; contriving; plotting; insidious; designing: as, he is a deep schemer.
- Grave in sound; low in pitch: as, the deep tones of an organ.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I tell you "-- his eyes were looking deep, _deep_, into the eyes of Rose-Marie and he spoke directly to her," I tell you, dear -- I've learned a great many lessons in the last few weeks.
The Island of Faith 1937
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Shall ring in my ears as I sink from gulf to gulf and from deep to deep
The Rose of Flame 1917
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_Tiamat_ is the name given to the Babylonian mother of the universe, the dragon of the deep; and in Genesis it is written that "darkness was upon the face of the _deep_ (_tehōm_)."
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
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At last your letter comes -- and the deep joy -- (I know and use to analyse my own feelings, and be sober in giving distinctive names to their varieties; this is _deep_ joy,) -- the true love with which I take this much of you into my heart, ... _that_ proves what it is I wanted so long, and find at last, and am happy for ever.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 Robert Browning 1850
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_) This scar, this deep, _deep_ scar, that with a crimson cross o'erseams your hand; speak, how gained you first this dreadful mark?
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The third and most common meaning of the term deep ecology is a philosophy of nature that are in line with this platform but are more specific in their views and values.
Deep ecology 2006
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DEEP: Essentially the same as concentrated, the word deep expresses the fact that the wine is rich, full of extract, and mouth-filling.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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DEEP: Essentially the same as concentrated, the word deep expresses the fact that the wine is rich, full of extract, and mouth-filling.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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DEEP: Essentially the same as concentrated, the word deep expresses the fact that the wine is rich, full of extract, and mouth-filling.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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DEEP: Essentially the same as concentrated, the word deep expresses the fact that the wine is rich, full of extract, and mouth-filling.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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Deep like When you scroll through your crush's (or potential date's) social media profiles and like very, very old photos, either intentionally or accidentally. A deep like risks letting someone know that you're not only interested in them but that you also spent time researching them.
Bulky Cameras, Meet The Lens-less FlatCam Laura Roman 2018
epeuthutebetes commented on the word deep
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
August 7, 2007
oroboros commented on the word deep
Peed in reverse.
August 7, 2007