deep

B2
Pronunciation
/diːp/
/diːp/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

(with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

Example Sentences
  • creatures of the deep
2 Definition

(with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.

Example Sentences
  • the deep of night
3 Definition

A deep shade of colour.

4 Definition

The profound part of a problem.

5 Definition

(with "the") The sea, the ocean.

6 Definition

A fielding position near the boundary.

Example Sentences
  • Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.
Adjective
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

(of a physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.

2 Definition

(intellectual, social) Complex, involved.

3 Definition

(sound, voice) Low in pitch.

Example Sentences
  • She has a very deep contralto voice.
4 Definition

(of a color) Highly saturated.

Example Sentences
  • That's a very deep shade of blue.
5 Definition

(sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).

Example Sentences
  • He was in a deep sleep.
6 Definition

Immersed, submerged (in).

Example Sentences
  • deep in debt
7 Definition

Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.

8 Definition

(of time) Distant in the past, ancient.

Example Sentences
  • deep time
Adverb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Deeply.