Deep (Noun)
Meaning 1
The central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- In the deep of the forest, the trees grew taller and the silence was more profound.
- The deep of the ocean was a mysterious and largely unexplored world.
- The city was quiet in the deep of the night, with only the occasional passing car breaking the stillness.
- The deep of winter brought a chill to the air that seemed to seep into every pore.
- In the deep of her sorrow, she found a strength and resilience she never knew she had.
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Meaning 2
Literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Meaning 3
A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).