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Delve :: Delve (v. t.) To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.

Bottomless :: Bottomless (a.) Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a bottomless abyss..

Soundless :: Soundless (a.) Not capable of being sounded or fathomed; unfathomable.

Mark :: Mark (n.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called deeps..

Fathomless :: Fathomless (a.) Incapable of being fathomed; immeasurable; that can not be sounded.

Fadme :: Fadme (n.) A fathom.

Fathom :: Fathom (n.) A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings..

Inframedian :: Inframedian (a.) Of or pertaining to the interval or zone along the sea bottom, at the depth of between fifty and one hundred fathoms..

Fathomless :: Fathomless (a.) Incomprehensible.

Fathomable :: Fathomable (a.) Capable of being fathomed.

Fathom :: Fathom (v. t.) To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span.

Span :: Span (v. t.) The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.

Fathoming :: Fathoming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fatho.

Abyss :: Abyss (n.) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit..

Abyssal :: Abyssal (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable..

Lacerta :: Lacerta (n.) A fathom.

Tut-work :: Tut-work (n.) Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom..

Depthless :: Depthless (a.) Of measureless depth; unfathomable.

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test..

Abysmally :: Abysmally (adv.) To a fathomless depth; profoundly.

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