noun
1 distance from top to bottom or from back to front; deep part of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great
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species that live at considerable ~
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They go down to great ~s below the surface.
▪ maximum
▪ soil , water
▪ shallow
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Water normally moves more slowly at shallower ~s.
▪ abyssal ( technical )
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the abyssal ~s of the ocean
▪ black , dark , murky
▪ watery
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The ship's mast finally disappeared into the watery ~s.
VERB + DEPTH
▪ plumb , plunge into , reach
DEPTH + NOUN
▪ perception
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~
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The camera must be strong enough to resist the immense water pressure at ~.
▪ at a ~ of , from a ~ of , to a ~ of
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These fish are found at a ~ of over 300 feet.
▪ at a … ~ , from a … ~ , to a … ~
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The clam burrows in the sand to a considerable ~.
▪ out of your ~ ( BrE )
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I don't like going out of my ~ in the sea.
PHRASES
▪ the ~s , the ~s of the ocean , the ~s of the sea ( esp. BrE )
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sharks lurking in the murky ~s
▪ the ocean ~s
2 of feelings, knowledge, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great
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Younger students cannot be expected to have great ~ of understanding.
▪ black , dark
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the dark ~s of despair
▪ hidden , unexpected
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I suspect she has hidden ~s.
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the unexpected ~ of his feelings for her
▪ emotional
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music of great emotional ~
VERB + DEPTH
▪ plumb , plunge to , reach
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The story plumbed the ~s of tabloid journalism.
▪ lack
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It lacks the complexity or ~ of his best movies.
▪ add , give , provide
▪ have
▪ reveal , show
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Her paintings reveal hidden ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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I studied phonology in ~ at college.
▪ out of your ~
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The writer seems a little out of her ~ when dealing with the emotional issue involved.
▪ ~s of
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The rejection plunged her into the dark ~s of despair.
PHRASES
▪ ~ of emotion , ~ of feeling
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The demonstration showed the ~ of feeling against the war.