thick
/θɪk/
noun/θɪk/
/θɪk/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
“It was mayhem in the thick of battle.”
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Meaning 2 · noun
A thicket.
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Meaning 3 · noun
A stupid person; a fool.
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Meaning 4 · verb
To thicken.
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
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Meaning 6 · adjective
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
“I want some planks that are two inches thick.”
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Heavy in build; thickset.
“He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.”
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Meaning 8 · adjective
Densely crowded or packed.
“We walked through thick undergrowth.”
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Meaning 9 · adjective
Having a viscous consistency.
“My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.”
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Meaning 10 · adjective
Abounding in number.
“The room was thick with reporters.”
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Meaning 11 · adjective
Impenetrable to sight.
“We drove through thick fog.”
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Meaning 12 · adjective
(Of an accent) Prominent, strong.
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Meaning 13 · adjective
Stupid.
“He was as thick as two short planks.”
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Meaning 14 · adjective
Friendly or intimate.
“They were as thick as thieves.”
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Meaning 15 · adjective
Deep, intense, or profound.
“Thick darkness.”
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Meaning 16 · adjective
Troublesome; unreasonable
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Meaning 17 · adjective
(chiefly of women) Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.
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Meaning 18 · adverb
In a thick manner.
“Snow lay thick on the ground.”
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Meaning 19 · adverb
Frequently or numerously.
“The arrows flew thick and fast around us.”
How this word is used
- Everyday “It was mayhem in the thick of battle.”
- General “I want some planks that are two inches thick.”
- General “He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.”
- General “We walked through thick undergrowth.”
- General “My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.”
- General “The room was thick with reporters.”
- General “We drove through thick fog.”
- General “He was as thick as two short planks.”
- General “They were as thick as thieves.”
- General “Thick darkness.”
- Everyday “Snow lay thick on the ground.”
- General “The arrows flew thick and fast around us.”
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