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Thick

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Noun

1. midst, thick

the location of something surrounded by other things

Example Sentences:
'in the midst of the crowd'

Adjective

2. thick

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

Example Sentences:
'an inch thick'
'a thick board'
'a thick sandwich'
'spread a thick layer of butter'
'thick coating of dust'
'thick warm blankets'

3. thick

having component parts closely crowded together

Example Sentences:
'a compact shopping center'
'a dense population'
'thick crowds'
'a thick forest'
'thick hair'

4. thick

relatively dense in consistency

Example Sentences:
'thick cream'
'thick soup'
'thick smoke'
'thick fog'

5. slurred, thick

spoken as if with a thick tongue

Example Sentences:
'the thick speech of a drunkard'
'his words were slurred'

6. compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset

having a short and solid form or stature

Example Sentences:
'a wrestler of compact build'
'he was tall and heavyset'
'stocky legs'
'a thickset young man'

7. dense, thick

hard to pass through because of dense growth

Example Sentences:
'dense vegetation'
'thick woods'

8. deep, thick

(of darkness) very intense

Example Sentences:
'thick night'
'thick darkness'
'a face in deep shadow'
'deep night'

9. buddy-buddy, chummy, thick

(used informally) associated on close terms

Example Sentences:
'a close friend'
'the bartender was chummy with the regular customers'
'the two were thick as thieves for months'

11. thick

abounding; having a lot of

Example Sentences:
'the top was thick with dust'

Adverb

12. thick, thickly

with a thick consistency

Example Sentences:
'the blood was flowing thick'

13. thick, thickly

in quick succession

Example Sentences:
'misfortunes come fast and thick'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Thick

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adjective
1. 
of relatively great extent from one surface to the other; fat, broad, or deep
a thick slice of bread
2. 
a. (postpositive)
of specific fatness
ten centimetres thick
b. 
(in combination)
a six-inch-thick wall
3. 
having a relatively dense consistency; not transparent
thick soup
4. 
abundantly covered or filled
a piano thick with dust
5. 
impenetrable; dense
a thick fog
6. informal, derogatory
lacking in intelligence
7. 
throaty or badly articulated
a voice thick with emotion
8. 
(of accents, etc) pronounced
9. informal
very friendly (esp in the phrase thick as thieves)
10.  a bit thick
11.  a thick ear
adverb
12. 
in order to produce something thick
to slice bread thick
13. 
profusely; in quick succession (esp in the phrase thick and fast)
14.  lay it on thick
noun
15. 
a thick piece or part
16.  the thick
17.  through thick and thin

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Thick

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adjective
1. 
having relatively great depth; of considerable extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin
a thick board
2. 
having relatively large diameter in relation to length
a thick pipe
3. 
as measured in the third dimension or between opposite surfaces
a wall six inches thick
4. 
having the constituent elements abundant and close together
; specif.,
a. 
marked by profuse, close growth; luxuriant
thick hair, thick woods
b. 
great in number and packed closely together
a thick crowd
c. 
having much body; not thin in consistency; viscous
thick soup
d. 
dense and heavy
thick smoke, a thick snowfall
e. 
filled with smoke, fog, or other vapors
f. 
covered to a considerable depth
roads thick with mud
g. 
sprinkled or studded profusely
a sky thick with stars
5. 
impenetrably dark, dismal, or obscure
the thick shadows of night
6. 
a. 
sounding blurred, slurred, muffled, fuzzy, etc., or husky, hoarse, etc.
a thick voice, thick speech
b. 
strongly marked; pronounced
speaking with a thick brogue
7.  Informal
slow to understand; stupid
8.  Informal
close in friendly association; intimate
9.  Chiefly British, Informal
too much to be tolerated; excessive
adverb
10. 
in a thick way
noun
11. 
the thickest part or the period of greatest activity
in the thick of the fight

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Thick

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adj. thick·er, thick·est
1.
a. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin: a thick board.
b. Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension: two inches thick.
2. Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset: a thick neck.
3. Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense: a thick forest.
4. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency: thick tomato sauce.
5. Having a great number; abounding: a room thick with flies.
6. Impenetrable by the eyes: a thick fog.
7.
a. Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred: thick speech.
b. Very noticeable; pronounced: has a thick accent.
8. Informal Lacking mental agility; stupid.
9. Informal Very friendly; intimate: thick friends.
10. Informal Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.
adv.
1. In a thick manner; deeply or heavily: Seashells lay thick on the beach.
2. In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely: Dozens of braids hung thick from the back of her head.
3. So as to be thick; thickly: Slice the bread thick for the best French toast.
n.
1. The thickest part.
2. The most active or intense part: in the thick of the fighting.

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