Definition (noun) the central and most intense or profound part
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in the deep of night
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in the deep of winter
Definition (noun) a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Definition (noun) literary term for an ocean
Definition (adj) relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
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a deep breath
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a deep sigh
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deep concentration
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deep emotion
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a deep trance
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in a deep sleep
Definition (adj) marked by depth of thinking
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deep thoughts
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a deep allegory
Definition (adj) 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
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a deep well
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a deep dive
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deep water
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a deep casserole
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a deep gash
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deep massage
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deep pressure receptors in muscles
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deep shelves
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a deep closet
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surrounded by a deep yard
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hit the ball to deep center field
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in deep space
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waist-deep
Definition (adj) very distant in time or space
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deep in the past
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deep in enemy territory
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deep in the woods
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a deep space probe
Definition (adj) extreme
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in deep trouble
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deep happiness
Definition (adj) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
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a deep voice
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a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice
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a bass clarinet
Definition (adj) strong; intense
Definition (adj) relatively thick from top to bottom
Definition (adj) extending relatively far inward
Definition (adj) (of darkness) very intense
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thick night
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thick darkness
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a face in deep shadow
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deep night
Definition (adj) large in quantity or size
Definition (adj) with head or back bent low
Definition (adj) of an obscure nature
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the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
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a deep dark secret
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the inscrutable workings of Providence
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in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
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rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
Definition (adj) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them
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a deep metaphysical theory
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some recondite problem in historiography
Definition (adj) exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
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deep political machinations
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a deep plot
Definition (adv) to a great depth;far down
Definition (adv) to an advanced time
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deep into the night
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talked late into the evening
Definition (adv) to a great distance
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penetrated deep into enemy territory
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went deep into the woods