| Deep South |
the southeastern U.S. region, esp. Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, considered most typically Southern. |
| deep structure |
in transformational grammar, the abstract syntactic pattern that underlies the construction and interpretation of a sentence. |
| deep-dish pie |
a pie, usu. of fruit, baked in a deep dish, often with a crust only on the top. |
| deep-freeze |
to freeze (food) for storage. [2 definitions] |
| deep-fry |
to fry in a deep pan with enough fat or oil to cover what is being cooked. |
| deep-rooted |
firmly implanted or established. |
| deep-sea |
associated with or occurring in the deeper parts of the sea; deepwater. |
| deep-seated |
firmly established; ingrained. |
| deep-set |
set far in; deeply set. [2 definitions] |
| deep-six |
(informal) to cast overboard. [2 definitions] |
| in deep water |
having great difficulties or trouble. |
| knee-deep |
deep enough to reach the knees. [3 definitions] |
| rapture of the deep |
the early stage of nitrogen narcosis, a condition experienced by deep-sea divers under increased air pressure that resembles the sensation of intoxication. |
| skin-deep |
being only as deep as the skin. [2 definitions] |