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1.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
a deep breath
a deep sigh
deep concentration
deep emotion
a deep trance
in a deep sleep
2.
marked by depth of thinking
deep thoughts
a deep allegory
3.
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
a deep well
a deep dive
deep water
a deep casserole
a deep gash
deep massage
deep pressure receptors in muscles
deep shelves
a deep closet
surrounded by a deep yard
hit the ball to deep center field
in deep space
waist-deep
4.
very distant in time or space
deep in the past
deep in enemy territory
deep in the woods
a deep space probe
5.
extreme
in deep trouble
deep happiness
6.
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
a deep voice
7.
strong; intense
deep purple
8.
relatively thick from top to bottom
deep carpets
deep snow
9.
extending relatively far inward
a deep border
10.
(of darkness) very intense
a face in deep shadow
deep night
11.
large in quantity or size
deep cuts in the budget
12.
with head or back bent low
a deep bow
13.
of an obscure nature
a deep dark secret
14.
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
a deep metaphysical theory
15.
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
deep political machinations
a deep plot
'deep' - used as a adverb
16.
to a great depth
dug deep
17.
to an advanced time
deep into the night
18.
to far into space
penetrated deep into enemy territory
went deep into the woods
'deep' - used as a noun
19.
the central and most intense or profound part
in the deep of night
in the deep of winter
20.
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
21.
literary term for an ocean
denizens of the deep
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derived forms
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1. Deep / Plural
deeps
2. Deep / Comparitive
deeper
3. Deep / Superlative
deepest
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