| Deep |
superl. |
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. |
| Deep |
superl. |
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. |
| Deep |
superl. |
Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley. |
| Deep |
superl. |
Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound;
opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot. |
| Deep |
superl. |
Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning. |
| Deep |
superl. |
Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror. |
| Deep |
superl. |
Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson. |
| Deep |
superl. |
Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy. |
| Deep |
superl. |
Muddy; boggy; sandy;
said of roads. |
| Deep |
adv. |
To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply. |
| Deep |
n. |
That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth. |
| Deep |
n. |
That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss. |
| Deep-fet |
a. |
Deeply fetched or drawn. |
| Deep-laid |
a. |
Laid deeply; formed with cunning and sagacity; as, deep-laid plans. |
| Deep-mouthed |
a. |
Having a loud and sonorous voice. |
| Deep-read |
a. |
Profoundly book- learned. |
| Deep-sea |
a. |
Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc. |
| Deep-waisted |
a. |
Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck. |
| Deepen |
v. t. |
To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel. |
| Deepen |
v. t. |
To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom. |
| Deepen |
v. t. |
To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow. |
| Deepen |
v. t. |
To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ. |
| Deepen |
v. i. |
To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens. |
| Deepened |
imp. & p. p. |
of Deepen |
| Deepening |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Deepen |
| Deeply |
adv. |
At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink deeply. |
| Deeply |
adv. |
Profoundly; thoroughly; not superficially; in a high degree; intensely; as, deeply skilled in ethics. |
| Deeply |
adv. |
Very; with a tendency to darkness of color. |
| Deeply |
adv. |
Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument. |
| Deeply |
adv. |
With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue. |
| Deepness |
n. |
The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, etc.; depth; profundity;
opposed to shallowness. |
| Deepness |
n. |
Craft; insidiousness. |
