deep

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   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.

2. 2superlative

   Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.

3. 3superlative

   Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.

4. 4superlative

   Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.

5. 5superlative

   Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

6. 6superlative

   Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.

7. 7superlative

   Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.

8. 8superlative

   Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.

9. 9superlative

   Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads.

10. 10adverb

    To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.

11. 11noun

    That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.

12. 12noun

    That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.

13. 13noun

    literary term for an ocean

    "denizens of the deep"

14. 14noun

    a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

    Synonyms

    trench
15. 15noun

    the central and most intense or profound part

    "in the deep of night"

    "in the deep of winter"

16. 16adjective

    exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

    "deep political machinations"

    "a deep plot"

17. 17adjective

    strong; intense

    "deep purple"

    "a rich red"

    Synonyms

    rich
18. 18adjective

    very distant in time or space

    "deep in the past"

    "deep in enemy territory"

19. 19adjective

    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"

20. 20adjective

    relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

    "a deep breath"

    "a deep sigh"

21. 21adjective

    difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

    "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"

    "a deep metaphysical theory"

    Synonyms

    abstruserecondite
22. 22adjective

    of an obscure nature- Rachel Carson

    "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"

    "a deep dark secret"

    Synonyms

    crypticcrypticalinscrutablemysteriousmystifying
23. 23adjective

    with head or back bent low

    "a deep bow"

24. 24adjective

    having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

    "a deep voice"

    "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"

    Synonyms

    bass
25. 25adjective

    large in quantity or size

    "deep cuts in the budget"

26. 26adjective

    extreme

    "in deep trouble"

    "deep happiness"

27. 27adjective

    (of darkness) very intense

    "thick night"

    "thick darkness"

    Synonyms

    thick
28. 28adjective

    marked by depth of thinking

    "deep thoughts"

    "a deep allegory"

29. 29adjective

    relatively thick from top to bottom

    "deep carpets"

    "deep snow"

30. 30adjective

    extending relatively far inward

    "a deep border"

31. 31adverb

    to a great depth;far down

    "dived deeply"

    "dug deep"

    Synonyms

    deeply
32. 32adverb

    to a great distance

    "penetrated deep into enemy territory"

    "went deep into the woods"

33. 33adverb

    to an advanced time

    "deep into the night"

    "talked late into the evening"

    Synonyms

    late