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US
/ˈdip/
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[ UK /dˈiːp/ ]
[ UK /dˈiːp/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
of an obscure nature
in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
the inscrutable workings of Providence
rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
a deep dark secret
the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms -
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
a deep breath
deep concentration
a deep sigh
deep emotion
a deep trance
in a deep sleep -
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
a deep voice
a bass clarinet
a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice -
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
a deep metaphysical theory
the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them
some recondite problem in historiography -
very distant in time or space
a deep space probe
deep in enemy territory
deep in the woods
deep in the past -
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
deep water
a deep dive
a deep gash
deep shelves
deep pressure receptors in muscles
hit the ball to deep center field
waist-deep
deep massage
in deep space
a deep well
a deep closet
a deep casserole
surrounded by a deep yard -
large in quantity or size
deep cuts in the budget -
(of darkness) densely dark
deep night
thick night
a face in deep shadow
thick darkness -
with head or back bent low
a deep bow -
extending relatively far inward
a deep border -
strong; intense
a rich red
deep purple -
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
deep political machinations
a deep plot
deep political machinations -
intense or extreme
deep happiness
in deep trouble -
relatively thick from top to bottom
deep snow
deep carpets -
marked by depth of thinking
a deep allegory
deep thoughts
ADVERB
-
to a great depth; far down or in
dived deeply
dug deep -
to an advanced time
deep into the night
talked late into the evening -
to a great distance
penetrated deep into enemy territory
went deep into the woods
NOUN
- a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
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the central and most intense or profound part
in the deep of winter
in the deep of night -
literary term for an ocean
denizens of the deep
denizens of the deep
How To Use deep In A Sentence
- Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
- The results were disastrous, plunging the country into deep depression, with high unemployment, sharply falling living standards and serious political unrest.
- The Oni character is a deep-rooted aspect of Japanese culture.
- Horatia was still in mourning for her mother, and wore a black skirt, but Lucilla's was of rich deep gentianella-coloured silk, and the buttons of her white vest were of beautiful coral. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
- People were simply showing their deep respect, their real admiration and their love for one they felt had touched their lives.
- The man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries - a deep wound to his side had punctured a lung.
- I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.
- Its route will pass mainly through soft rock and above deep-lying, brackish ground water.
- If we want to avert a very deep recession it is absolutely vital that these psychological factors are reversed.
- Both were well known in this close-knit community and deepest sympathy is extended to their families.