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Meaning of 'thick' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thick [ adv.]
- Frequently; fast; quick.
- Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
- To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
2 . Thick [ n.]
- The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
- A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.
3 . Thick [ superl.]
- Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
- Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.
- Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
- Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
- Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
- Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
- Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.
- Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
- Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
4 . Thick [ v. t. & i.]
- To thicken.

Meaning of 'thick' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thick [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the location of something surrounded by other things
Example in sentence:
  • in the midst of the crowd
2 . thick [ a]
Meaning (2):
- 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 in sentence:
  • a thick board;
  • a thick sandwich;
  • an inch thick;
  • spread a thick layer of butter;
  • thick coating of dust;
  • thick warm blankets
Meaning (3):
- relatively dense in consistency
Example in sentence:
  • thick cream;
  • thick fog;
  • thick smoke;
  • thick soup
4 . thick [ r]
Meaning (4):
- in quick succession
Example in sentence:
  • misfortunes come fast and thick
Meaning (5):
- with a thick consistency
Example in sentence:
  • the blood was flowing thick
6 . thick [ s]
Meaning (6):
- (used informally) associated on close terms
Example in sentence:
  • a close friend;
  • the bartender was chummy with the regular customers;
  • the two were thick as thieves for months
Meaning (7):
- having component parts closely crowded together
Example in sentence:
  • a compact shopping center;
  • a dense population;
  • a thick forest;
  • thick crowds;
  • thick hair
Meaning (8):
- (of darkness) densely dark
Example in sentence:
  • a face in deep shadow;
  • deep night;
  • thick darkness;
  • thick night
Meaning (9):
- having a short and solid form or stature
Example in sentence:
  • a thickset young man;
  • a wrestler of compact build;
  • he was tall and heavyset;
  • stocky legs
Meaning (10):
- hard to pass through because of dense growth
Example in sentence:
  • dense vegetation;
  • thick woods
Meaning (11):
- spoken as if with a thick tongue
Example in sentence:
  • his words were slurred;
  • the thick speech of a drunkard
Meaning (12):
- abounding; having a lot of
Example in sentence:
  • the top was thick with dust

Nearby Words:

thialdine thialol thibet cloth thibetan thibetian thible thick wind thick-headed thick-knee thick-skinned

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