deep#1 (a)

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type a
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def having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center
def sometimes used in combination
examples 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
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Also see unfathomable
Attribute depth, deepness
Derivationally related form deep → deepness
Antonym deep → shallow
Similar to abysmal, abyssal, unfathomable; bottomless; deep-water; profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded; walk-in(a)
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Similar to abysmal, abyssal, unfathomable; bottomless; deep-water; profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded; walk-in(a)
Antonym shallow → deep
Also see unfathomable
Derived from adjective deeply → deep
Attribute depth, deepness
Derivationally related form deepness → deep

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