Deep vs. High — What's the Difference?

Extending far down from the top or surface

Of great vertical extent

Very intense or extreme

Great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity

(of sound) low in pitch and full in tone; not shrill

Great in rank, status, or importance

(of colour) dark and intense

(of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

The sea

Feeling euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol

The part of the field distant from the batsman.

(especially of food) unpleasantly strong-smelling because beginning to go bad

Far down or in; deeply

(of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate.

Extending far downward below a surface

A high point, level, or figure

Extending far inward from an outer surface

A notably happy or successful moment

Extending far backward from front to rear

High school

Extending far from side to side from a center

At or to a considerable or specified height

Far distant down or in

Highly

Coming from or penetrating to a depth

(of a sound) at or to a high pitch

(Sports) Located or taking place near the outer boundaries of the area of play

Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward

Extending a specific distance in a given direction

Extending a specified distance upward

Far distant in time or space

Far or farther from a reference point

Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite

Being at or near the peak or culminating stage

Of a mysterious or obscure nature

Advanced in development or complexity

Very learned or intellectual; wise

Far removed in time; remote

Exhibiting great cunning or craft

Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.

Of a grave or extreme nature

Having a bad smell; malodorous.

Very absorbed or involved

Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second

Profound in quality or feeling

Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed

Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color

Situated relatively far from the equator

Low in pitch; resonant

Of great importance

Covered or surrounded to a designated degree. Often used in combination

Eminent in rank or status

Large in quantity or size; big

Serious; grave

(Sports) Having a sufficient number of capable reserve players

Constituting a climax; crucial

To a great depth; deeply

Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes

Well along in time; late

Lofty or exalted in quality or character

(Sports) Close to the outer boundaries of the area of play

Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree

A deep place in land or in a body of water

Favorable

A vast, immeasurable extent

Of great force or violence

The extent of encompassing time or space; firmament.

(Informal) Excited or euphoric

The most intense or extreme part

(Slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.

The ocean.

Luxurious; extravagant

(Nautical) A sounding that falls between marks on a lead line and thus corresponds to an estimated depth rather than a precise depth.

(Linguistics) Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.

Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.

Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.

At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree

Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.

In an extravagant or luxurious way

(in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.

A lofty place or region.

In a (specified) number of rows or layers.

A high level or degree

Thick.

The high gear configuration of a transmission.

Voluminous.

A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

Positioned or reaching far, especially down through something or into something.

(Informal) An excited or euphoric condition

Complex, involved.

(Slang) An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by alcohol or a drug.

Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.

Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:

Significant, not superficial, in extent.

Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.

Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.

Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

Above the batter's shoulders.

Low in pitch.

Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.

(of a color or flavour) Highly saturated; rich.

Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

(sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).

Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.

Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.

Most exalted; foremost.

(of time) Distant in the past, ancient.

Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).

Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.

Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.

(also deeply) In a profound, not superficial, manner.

Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).

(also deeply) In large volume.

(in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.

(sports) Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.

Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.

The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

(of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.

(with "the") The sea, the ocean.

Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.

A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.

(with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.

A silent time; quiet isolation.

With tall waves.

(rare) A deep shade of colour.

Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.

The profound part of a problem.

Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

(cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.

Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.

(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).

Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.

(phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.

Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.

(card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; - opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.

(poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.

Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

(of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.

Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.

Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.

(informal) intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.

Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

Muddy; boggy; sandy; - said of roads.

Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.

To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.

In or to an elevated position.

That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.

In or at a great value.

That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.

At a pitch of great frequency.

The central and most intense or profound part;

A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven).or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).

A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.

Literary term for an ocean;

A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.

Relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply;

A drug that gives such a high.

Marked by depth of thinking;

A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

Having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination;

(card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.

Very distant in time or space;

(obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

Extreme;

(obsolete) To rise.

Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range;

To hie; to hasten.

Strong; intense;

To hie.

Relatively thick from top to bottom;

To rise; as, the sun higheth.

Extending relatively far inward;

Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.

(of darkness) very intense;

Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; - used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection

Large in quantity or size;

Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preëminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.

With head or back bent low;

Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.

Of an obscure nature;

Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge;

Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

Exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy;

Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.

To a great depth;

Acute or sharp; - opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

To an advanced time;

Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.

To far into space;

Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as ē (ēve), Ō (fŌd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11.

Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense.

In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

People of rank or high station; as, high and low.

The highest card dealt or drawn.

A lofty level or position or degree;

An air mass of higher than normal pressure;

A state of sustained elation;

A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics;

A high place;

A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12;

A forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount;

(literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high');

Standing above others in quality or position;

Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

Happy and excited and energetic

Used of the smell of game beginning to taint

Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

At a great altitude;

In or to a high position, amount, or degree;

In a rich manner;

Far up toward the source;