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thick
[ thik ]
adjective
- having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin:
a thick slice.
- measured, as specified, between opposite surfaces, from top to bottom, or in a direction perpendicular to that of the length and breadth; (of a solid having three general dimensions) measured across its smallest dimension:
a board one inch thick.
- composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together; dense: a thick forest.
a thick fog;
a thick forest.
- filled, covered, or abounding (usually followed by with ):
tables thick with dust.
- husky or hoarse; not distinctly articulated:
The patient's speech is still quite thick.
- markedly so (as specified):
a thick German accent.
Synonyms: , ,
- deep or profound:
thick darkness.
- (of a liquid) heavy or viscous:
a thick syrup.
- Informal. close in friendship; intimate.
- disagreeably excessive or exaggerated:
They thought it a bit thick when he called himself a genius.
adverb
- in a thick manner.
- close together; closely packed:
The roses grew thick along the path.
- in a manner to produce something thick:
Slice the cheese thick.
noun
- the thickest, densest, or most crowded part:
in the thick of the fight.
thick
/ θɪ°ì /
adjective
- of relatively great extent from one surface to the other; fat, broad, or deep
a thick slice of bread
- postpositive of specific fatness
ten centimetres thick
- ( in combination )
a six-inch-thick wall
- having a relatively dense consistency; not transparent
thick soup
- abundantly covered or filled
a piano thick with dust
- impenetrable; dense
a thick fog
- stupid, slow, or insensitive
a thick person
- throaty or badly articulated
a voice thick with emotion
- (of accents, etc) pronounced
- informal.very friendly (esp in the phrase thick as thieves )
- a bit thickunfair or excessive
- a thick ear informal.a blow on the ear delivered as punishment, in anger, etc
adverb
- in order to produce something thick
to slice bread thick
- profusely; in quick succession (esp in the phrase thick and fast )
- lay it on thick informal.
- to exaggerate a story, statement, etc
- to flatter excessively
noun
- a thick piece or part
- the thickthe busiest or most intense part
- through thick and thinin good times and bad
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ì±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ì¾±²õ³ó, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ìi²õ³ó adjective
- ³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ìl²â adverb
- ´Çv±ð°ù·³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ì adjective
- over·³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ìl²â adverb
- ´Çv±ð°ù·³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ìness noun
- ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ì adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ì adjective
- un·³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ìl²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³ó¾±³¦°ìness noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of thick1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of thick1
Idioms and Phrases
- lay it on thick, Informal. to praise excessively; flatter:
He's laying it on thick because he wants you to do him a favor.
- through thick and thin, under favorable and unfavorable conditions; steadfastly:
We have been friends for 20 years, through thick and thin.
More idioms and phrases containing thick
- blood is thicker than water
- lay it on thick
- plot thickens
- through thick and thin
Example Sentences
He was in the thick of it – gas mask on – when he took some of the most iconic images of the night.
The US doesn't have a shortage of oil, but its refineries are designed to process so-called "heavier" - or thicker - crude oil, which mostly comes from Canada, with some from Mexico.
The industry consensus is that one of every 10 horses you buy will be a success, a word that Wellman says belongs in thick quotes.
Game operators can find a steady supply of labor in a city famously thick with struggling actresses and models.
I wanted a cake that felt like eating fruit in the sun, like something you’d be served on the ivy-covered patio of a neighborhood trattoria, the air thick with early summer heat.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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