Deep vs. Long
Deepadjective
Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.
Deepadjective
Extending far down from the top or surface; having its bottom far down.
Deepadjective
Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.
Deepadjective
In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
Deepadjective
Thick.
Deepadjective
Voluminous.
Deepadjective
A long way inside; situated far in or back.
Deepadjective
Complex, involved.
Deepadjective
Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
Deepadjective
To a significant, not superficial, extent.
Deepadjective
Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
Deepadjective
Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
Deepadjective
Low in pitch.
Deepadjective
(of a color) Highly saturated.
Deepadjective
(sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
Deepadjective
Immersed, submerged (in).
Deepadjective
Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
Deepadverb
Deeply.
Deepnoun
The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
Deepnoun
A silent time; quiet isolation.
Deepnoun
(rare) A deep shade of colour.
Deepnoun
The profound part of a problem.
Deepnoun
(with "the") The sea, the ocean.
Deepnoun
(cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.
Deepadjective
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.
Deepadjective
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.
Deepadjective
Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
Deepadjective
Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; - opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
Deepadjective
Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
Deepadjective
Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
Deepadjective
Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
Deepadjective
Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
Deepadjective
Muddy; boggy; sandy; - said of roads.
Deepadverb
To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
Deepnoun
That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
Deepnoun
That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
Deepnoun
the central and most intense or profound part;
Deepnoun
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Deepnoun
literary term for an ocean;
Deepadjective
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply;
Deepadjective
marked by depth of thinking;
Deepadjective
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination;
Deepadjective
very distant in time or space;
Deepadjective
extreme;
Deepadjective
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range;
Deepadjective
strong; intense;
Deepadjective
relatively thick from top to bottom;
Deepadjective
extending relatively far inward;
Deepadjective
(of darkness) very intense;
Deepadjective
large in quantity or size;
Deepadjective
with head or back bent low;
Deepadjective
of an obscure nature;
Deepadjective
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge;
Deepadjective
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy;
Deepadverb
to a great depth;
Deepadverb
to an advanced time;
Deepadverb
to far into space;
Deepadjective
extending far down from the top or surface
Deepadjective
extending or situated far in from the outer edge or surface
Deepadjective
(after a measurement and in questions) extending a specified distance from the top, surface, or outer edge
Deepadjective
as far up or down as a specified point
Deepadjective
in a specified number of ranks one behind another
Deepadjective
taking in or giving out a lot of air
Deepadjective
(of a fielding position) relatively distant from the batsman; near the boundary
Deepadjective
(in ball games) to or from a position far down or across the field
Deepadjective
very intense or extreme
Deepadjective
(of an emotion or feeling) intensely felt
Deepadjective
profound or penetrating in awareness or understanding
Deepadjective
difficult to understand
Deepadjective
fully absorbed or involved in (a state or activity)
Deepadjective
(of a person) unpredictable and secretive
Deepadjective
(of sound) low in pitch and full in tone; not shrill
Deepadjective
(of colour) dark and intense
Deepnoun
the sea
Deepnoun
a deep part of the sea
Deepnoun
the part of the field distant from the batsman.
Deepadverb
far down or in; deeply
Deepadverb
(in sport) distant from the batsman or forward line of one's team
Longadjective
Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below.
Longadjective
Having great duration.
Longadjective
Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
Longadjective
Not short; tall.
Longadjective
(finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.
Longadjective
(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
Longadjective
That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).
Longadjective
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
Longadjective
(archaic) On account of, because of.
Longadverb
Over a great distance in space.
Longadverb
For a particular duration.
Longadverb
For a long duration.
Longnoun
(linguistics) A long vowel.
Longnoun
(programming) A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
Longnoun
(finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
Longnoun
(music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
Longnoun
longitude
Longverb
To take a long position in.
Longverb
(intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
Longverb
(archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
Longadjective
Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; - opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
Longadjective
Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
Longadjective
Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
Longadjective
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
Longadjective
Having a length of the specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
Longadjective
Far-reaching; extensive.
Longadjective
Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; - said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, 22, 30.
Longadjective
Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin. Contrasted to short.
Longnoun
A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
Longnoun
A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
Longnoun
The longest dimension; the greatest extent; - in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
Longadverb
To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line.
Longadverb
To a great extent in time; during a long time.
Longadverb
At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
Longadverb
Through the whole extent or duration.
Longadverb
Through an extent of time, more or less; - only in question; as, how long will you be gone?
Longpreposition
By means of; by the fault of; because of.
Longverb
To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; - followed by an infinitive, or by for or after.
Longverb
To belong; - used with to, unto, or for.
Longnoun
a comparatively long time;
Longverb
desire strongly or persistently
Longadjective
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified;
Longadjective
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified;
Longadjective
of relatively great height;
Longadjective
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices;
Longadjective
of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot')
Longadjective
used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration
Longadjective
involving substantial risk;
Longadjective
(of memory) having greater than average range;
Longadjective
planning prudently for the future;
Longadjective
having or being more than normal or necessary:
Longadverb
for an extended time or at a distant time;
Longadverb
for an extended distance
