desk officer
- n a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
depth
- n the extent downward or backward or inward
the depth of the water
depth of a shelf
depth of a closet - n degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
- n (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part
from the depths of darkest Africa
signals received from the depths of space - n (usually plural) a low moral state
he had sunk to the depths of addiction - n the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
- n the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
the depth of his breathing
the depth of his sighs," "the depth of his emotion
depth bomb
- n a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device