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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: decided, pronounced, strong
- 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
/ θɪk /
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
- ˈthickly, adverb
- ˈthickish, adjective
Other Words From
- thickish adjective
- thickly adverb
- over·thick adjective
- over·thickly adverb
- over·thickness noun
- super·thick adjective
- un·thick adjective
- un·thickly adverb
- un·thickness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of thick1
Word 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
On Thursday, the air thick with smoke and ash, he had more than 300 packages.
Those of us who weren’t directly hit but were close enough to be evacuated are still contending with acrid thick air and charred chunks of debris on our doorsteps.
Beyond obvious symptoms such as a scratchy throat and runny nose, Hur urges people to watch for changes in their sense of smell or whether their normally thin, clear mucus becomes thicker.
But the smoke was so thick she made it only halfway up the street.
If it goes ahead, Friday's hearing is scheduled to happen in a courtroom on the base, where family members of those killed and the press will be seated in a viewing gallery behind thick glass.
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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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