Word Meaning

Meaning of deep

- Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.
- Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.
- Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
- Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
- Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
- Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
- Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
- Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
- Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads.
- To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
- That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
- That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.

Crossword clue for deep

- Dark (shade)
- Extending far downwards
- Far down
- Going far down
- Heartfelt
- Intense
- Intense low
- Low in pitch
- Mysterious
- Profound
- Thought provoking
- Very distant
- Well down