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  • 31deep — 1 /di:p/ adjective 1 GOING FAR DOWN going far down from the top or from the surface: a deep hole in the ground | Come on, get in! The water s not very deep here. | 2 metres/6 feet etc deep: At this point the lake is ninety metres deep. 2 knee… …

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  • 32sleep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slumber, somnolence, nap, doze, drowse, rest, repose; coma; hypnosis. v. i. slumber, repose, doze, nap; be dead or dormant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slumber, doze, nap, rest, repose, sound sleep, deep… …

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  • 33deep */*/*/ — I UK [diːp] / US [dɪp] adjective Word forms deep : adjective deep comparative deeper superlative deepest 1) going a long way down from the top or the surface The river is quite deep here. an area of high hills and deep valleys a) used for saying… …

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  • 34sleep stage — One of 5 parts or stages of the sleep cycle based on the type of brain activity that occurs during the stage. During stages 1 to 4, a person will feel drowsy, fall asleep, and move into a deep, dreamless sleep. Stage 5 is called rapid eye… …

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  • 35sleep*/*/*/ — [sliːp] (past tense and past participle slept [slept] ) verb I 1) to go into a natural state in which your body rests and you are unconscious, especially for several hours at night The baby usually sleeps in the afternoon.[/ex] ‘Did you sleep… …

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  • 36deep — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far in from the surface or edge (deep wound; deep plunge; deep shelf; deep border). 2 (predic.) a extending to or lying at a specified depth (water 6… …

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  • 37deep — deepness, n. /deep/, adj. deeper, deepest, n., adv., deeper, deepest. adj. 1. extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well; a deep valley. 2. extending far in or back from the front or from an edge, surface, opening, etc., considered… …

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  • 38deep — [[t]dip[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. 1) extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well; a deep cut[/ex] 2) extending far in or back from the front: a deep shelf[/ex] 3) extending far in width; broad: a deep border[/ex] 4) ranging far… …

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  • 39deep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German tiof deep, Old English dyppan to dip more at dip Date: before 12th century 1. extending far from some surface or area: as a. extending far downward < a&#8230; …

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  • 40deep — /dip / (say deep) adjective 1. extending far downwards, inwards, or backwards. 2. having a specified dimension downwards, inwards, or backwards: a tank two metres deep. 3. situated far or a certain distance down, in, or back. 4. extending far in&#8230; …