deep
Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
Adjective 4 meanings
Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
“The lake is extremely deep.”
Complex, involved.
“That is a deep thought!”
Low in pitch.
“She has a very deep contralto voice.”
Highly saturated; rich.
“That's a very deep shade of blue.”
Adverb 4 meanings
Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.
“The ogre lived in a cave deep underground.”
In a profound, not superficial, manner.
“I thought long and deep.”
In large volume.
“breathe deep, drink deep”
Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.
“He's normally a midfield player, but today he's playing deep.”
Noun 4 meanings
The deep part of a lake, sea or ocean.
“creatures of the deep”
The sea, the ocean.
A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.
A deep or innermost part of something in general.
Etymology
From Middle English dep, deep, depe, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”).
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DEEP at a glance
DEEP has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + E 1 + P 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #907 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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