Word Finder - deep

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

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creatures of the deep

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

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the deep of night

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A deep shade of colour.

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The profound part of a problem.

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

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A fielding position near the boundary.

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Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.

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

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(intellectual, social) Complex, involved.

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(sound, voice) Low in pitch.

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She has a very deep contralto voice.

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(of a color) Highly saturated.

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That's a very deep shade of blue.

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

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He was in a deep sleep.

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Immersed, submerged (in).

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deep in debt

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Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.

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(of time) Distant in the past, ancient.

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deep time

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Deeply.

She drew a deep breath.

He paced back and forth across the room, deep in thought.

I too took a deep breath.

He took a deep breath.

He stood there, trying to take deep breaths, knowing he'd lost his cool.

It was very deep, and there was no way to climb out of it.

His brows lifted and his chuckle was deep and warm.

A deep voice spoke from behind her.

Howie took a deep breath and began.

Marya Dmitrievna's deep voice suddenly inquired from the other end of the table.

In fact, his entire expression reflected deep concern.

Then the boy returned to one of the upper rooms, and in spite of the hardness of the glass bench was soon deep in slumberland.

When he gazed into her eyes, his voice was deep and warm.

Drawing a deep breath, she finally called to him.

The adults ignored them, grazing contentedly on the deep grass.

They had walked a mile or two towards home, when they came to the edge of a narrow and deep ravine.

In a state of deep depression, she stopped by the social services office on the way home and picked up some literature and a form.

Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle.

They spent four days deep in the forest.

For a moment he simply gazed into her eyes, and then he drew a deep breath.

Once free of the vehicle she took a deep breath and turned to face her rescuer.

He took a very deep breath.

Deep inside she did feel responsible, but not for Mr. Marsh's death.

His tone was kind, even understanding, yet it tore a sob from deep in her lungs.

The wood appeared to be cherry, and although it could use a coat of wax, it still had a deep luster.

Where the pools are bright and deep, Where the gray trout lies asleep, Up the river and o'er the lea, That's the way for Billy and me.

In much of Europe, because of deep fear and suspicion of GMO crops, their importation is forbidden.

You may see from a boat, in calm weather, near the sandy eastern shore, where the water is eight or ten feet deep, and also in some other parts of the pond, some circular heaps half a dozen feet in diameter by a foot in height, consisting of small stones less than a hen's egg in size, where all around is bare sand.

You may die in your bed or God may spare you in a battle, replied Marya Dmitrievna's deep voice, which easily carried the whole length of the table.

She took a deep breath and plunged on.

The Bible gives me a deep, comforting sense that "things seen are temporal, and things unseen are eternal."

Truly, we are deep thinkers, we are ambitious spirits!

Pierre was so deep in thought that he did not hear the question.

I've kept my identity hidden for five years now, but I knew deep down inside that it couldn't last forever.

I could hear her take a deep breath.

I took a deep breath and randomly chose a Pittsburg number.

Jake drew a deep breath, closed his eyes, and disappeared.

Deep holes in the ground, rimmed with black, pockmarked the shallow valley.

His deep voice was as soft and warm as his gaze.

Finally he released her, and when her feet touched the floor again, she took a deep breath.

A fire was kindled at the bottom of a deep hole in the ground, big sticks were laid crosswise at the top, and meat was hung from them and turned on spits.

I have seen Penobscot Indians, in this town, living in tents of thin cotton cloth, while the snow was nearly a foot deep around them, and I thought that they would be glad to have it deeper to keep out the wind.

Prince Andrew opened his eyes and looked up at the speaker from the stretcher into which his head had sunk deep and again his eyelids drooped.

He sat, sunk deep in a folding armchair, and continually cleared his throat and pulled at the collar of his coat which, though it was unbuttoned, still seemed to pinch his neck.

A few minutes later his deep voice drifted back down the hall as he discussed something with her.

Felipa stared at the wall, deep in thought for a few minutes.

Carmen glanced at him, but he was still deep in thought.

She hesitated, drawing a deep breath before continuing.

Thick dark lashes and a deep tan intensified the blue of his eyes, and his freshly shaven face had attractive angles.

When I assured him we were indeed speaking on a secure line he took a deep breath.