(of emotions, beliefs, etc.) be strongly and wholeheartedly felt or held
fry (food) in an amount of fat or oil sufficient to cover it completely
the deeper parts of the ocean, especially those beyond the edge of the continental shelf
the multimillion year time frame within which scientists believe the earth has existed, and which is supported by the observation of natural, mostly geological, phenomena
(of an animal, especially a fish) having a body which is deeper (from back to belly) than it is wide
denoting a type of electric battery that can be totally discharged and recharged several times
a refrigerator in which food can be quickly frozen and kept for long periods at a very low temperature
(of coal) obtained from far below the surface of the ground, not from opencast mines
firmly embedded in thought, behaviour, or culture, and so having a persistent influence
the south-eastern region of the US regarded as embodying traditional Southern culture and traditions
a person who anonymously supplies information about covert or illegal action in the organization where they work
denoting financial securities carrying a low rate of interest relative to prevailing market rates and issued at a discount to their redemption value, so mainly providing capital gain rather than income
an environmental movement and philosophy which regards human life as just one of many equal components of a global ecosystem
a state of mourning, conventionally expressed by wearing only black clothing
used to refer to the possession of abundant financial resources
the deepest part (11,034 m, 36,201 ft) of the Mariana Trench in the North Pacific, discovered by HMS Challenger II in 1948
the action of breathing deeply, especially as a method of relaxation
(in transformational grammar) the underlying logical relationships of the elements of a phrase or sentence
a pleasing appearance is not a guide to character
thrombosis in a vein lying deep below the skin, especially in the legs, often precipitated by immobility during illness or long-distance travel
give way immediately to an emotional outburst, especially of anger
a nonsurgical treatment to reduce tremor and to block involuntary movements in patients with motion disorders. Small electric shocks are delivered to the thalamus (especially in the treatment of multiple sclerosis) or the globus pallidus (especially in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease), rendering these parts of the brain inactive without surgically destroying them
a quiet or placid manner may conceal a passionate nature
face a difficult problem or undertaking with little or no preparation or prior experience
(of a pizza) cooked in a deep dish and having a thick dough base
a child’s word for excrement, used euphemistically in other contexts