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States > Big > Distance > Deep, shallow

Preferred term

8.2.6.5Deep, shallow  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words related to being deep or shallow--how far something such as a hole extends below the ground or other surface, or how far something is below the surface of the water.

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Scope note

  • What words describe something that is deep? deep, deeply, deep-seated, in the depths, deep down. What words describe something that is very deep? bottomless. What words describe how deep something is for a person? knee-deep, waist-deep, over your head, out of your depth. What words refer to a deep place? the depths, channel, trench, gulf, abyss. What words refer to something becoming deep? deepen, get deeper. What words refer to making something deep? deepen, dredge, dig out. What words refer to being deeper than another thing? deeper, deepest. What words refer to how deep something is? depth. What words indicate how deep something is? how deep, be (ten feet) deep, (ten feet) in depth, at a depth of (ten feet), plunge (ten feet). What words refer to measuring how deep something is? take a sounding, plumb. What instruments are used to measure how deep something is? plumb line. What words refer to a unit of depth? fathom. What words describe something that is shallow? shallow, not deep, skin-deep, superficial, surface. What words refer to a shallow place? shallows, shoal.

Notation

  • 8.2.6.5

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https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/552459787

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