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Definition of
deep noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
deep
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
dip
/
/
[
singular
]
the deep
(
literary
)
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the ocean
His body was committed to the deep
(= he was buried at sea)
.
deep
adjective
adverb
deeply
adverb
deepen
verb
depth
noun
See
deep
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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deep
adjective
deep
adverb
deep-dyed
adjective
deep-fry
verb
deep-sea
adjective
deep-set
adjective
deep-six
verb
knee-deep
adjective
skin-deep
adjective
waist-deep
adjective
deep freeze
noun
deep-frozen
adjective
deep pockets
noun
deep-rooted
adjective
the Deep South
noun
deep down
deep vein thrombosis
noun
go/run deep
in (too) deep
in deep water(s)
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Idioms
deep down
go/run deep
in (too) deep
in deep water(s)
go off the deep end
still waters run deep
dig deep (into something)
beauty is only skin-deep
jump/be thrown in/into the deep end
between the devil and the deep blue sea
dig (deep) in/into your pocket(s), savings, etc.
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Nearby words
deep
adjective
deep
adverb
deep
noun
deep-dyed
adjective
deepen
verb