depths

noun

DEPTHS/dɛpθs/

5 meanings of depths

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nounliteraryplural
The deepest part of something, usually water like a sea or a lake.
Like the very bottom of a deep swimming pool, where the water is darkest and coldest.
Sunlight cannot reach the cold depths of the ocean.
Divers explored the dark depths where almost nothing can live.
Similardeep, abyss, bottom
Oppositeshallows, surface
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2
nounplural
The lowest or worst point that someone or something reaches.
Like falling to the very bottom of a hole, with no lower place left to go.
She sank into the depths of despair after losing her job.
The team hit new depths of failure that season.
Similarnadir, bottom, low
Oppositeheights, peak, zenith, pinnacle
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3
noun
Plural of depth. Use this form when you mean more than one depth.
The chart records ocean depths at hundreds of separate points.
Engineers measured the depths of several wells before they started drilling.
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4
nounplural
The hardest or most intense part of a period of time.
Like the middle of the coldest, darkest stretch of winter.
In the depths of winter, the whole lake froze solid.
They got married in the depths of the recession.
Similarheight, midst, middle, worst, dead
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nounliteraryplural
A faraway part of a place, far from anything else.
Like the deepest part of a thick forest, far from any road or town.
The probe traveled into the cold depths of space.
They wandered into the green depths of the rainforest.
Similarheart, interior, recesses, wilds
Oppositefringes, outskirts, edges
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depths is a form of depth

depth, noun: How far down something goes from its top or surface. Full entry

Forms: depthdepths plural
Spelling: depth → depths: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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