depth

depth
depth [depth]
n.
[ME depthe < dep: see DEEP & -TH1]
1.
a) the distance from the top downward, from the surface inward, or from front to back
b) perspective, as in a painting
2. the quality or condition of being deep; deepness; specif.,
a) intensity, as of colors, silence, or emotion
b) profundity of thought
c) lowness of pitch
3. the middle part [the depth of winter]
4. [usually pl.] the far inner or inmost part [the depths of a wood]
5. [usually pl.] the deep or deepest part, as of the sea
6. [usually pl.]
a) the most extreme degree, as of despair
b) a low state or condition [shocked that their principles had fallen to such depths]
7. reserve strength, as of suitable substitute players for a team
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in depth
in a thorough and comprehensive way [analysis in depth]
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out of one's depth or out beyond one's depth
1. in water too deep for one
2. past one's ability or understanding

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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