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Word entry · 4 letters

deep

Best crossword clue

"Far below the surface"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /diːp/Part of speech adjective, adverb, nounSorted deepStarts with DEnds with P7 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

Word origin

From Middle English dep, deep, depe, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-nós, from *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”).

Used in a sentence

  • The lake is extremely deep.
  • We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.
  • There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.

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Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues

01Far below the surface4 letters
02Far below the top4 letters
03Like the ocean's abyss4 letters
04Not shallow4 letters
05Well below the surface4 letters
06Well below the top4 letters
07Far down4 letters

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