deep
deep
- n the central and most intense or profound part
in the deep of night
in the deep of winter - n a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- n literary term for an ocean
denizens of the deep - a relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
a deep breath
a deep sigh
deep concentration
deep emotion
a deep trance
in a deep sleep - s marked by depth of thinking
deep thoughts
a deep allegory - a 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
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 - s very distant in time or space
deep in the past
deep in enemy territory
deep in the woods
a deep space probe - s extreme
in deep trouble
deep happiness - s having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
a deep voice - s strong; intense
deep purple - s relatively thick from top to bottom
deep carpets
deep snow - s extending relatively far inward
a deep border - s (of darkness) very intense
a face in deep shadow
deep night - s large in quantity or size
deep cuts in the budget - s with head or back bent low
a deep bow - s of an obscure nature
a deep dark secret - s difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
a deep metaphysical theory - s exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
deep political machinations
a deep plot - r to a great depth; far down
dived deeply
dug deep - r to an advanced time
deep into the night - r to a great distance
penetrated deep into enemy territory
went deep into the woods
- Richard Corliss dips into his e-mailbag for another deep dose of hard-core nostalgia.
- The proposal to sink a deep shaft ten or twelve miles into the crust of the earth is not new.
- The effect was of walking through a deep cavern open to the sky.