thick

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/θɪk/

adj 5noun 3adv 2verb 1det 1

Collocations

(adj.) of solid things/growing things

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem

ADV

extremely, really, very

fairly, quite, rather, relatively

The fog was quite thick this morning, so I had to drive very slowly.

enough, sufficiently

The ice on the frozen lake was thick enough for us to skate safely.

(adj.) of liquid

VERBS

be, look, seem

become, get

The gravy became too thick, so I added some water to make it thinner.

ADV

very | fairly, quite, rather | enough, sufficiently

(adj.) of fog/smoke/air

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem

become, grow

The fog became thick during the night, making it hard to see the road ahead.

ADV

very | fairly, quite, rather

PREP

with

The crowd outside the stadium was thick with excited fans waiting for the concert to start.

Definitions

adj

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

The thickest salmon, the curdiest trout, the fattest partridge, and the most tender woodcock smoked on his board, and, rumor said, cooked with a delicacy that more pretentious houses could not rival.

The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.[…].

Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

I want some planks that are two inches thick.

Heavy in build; thickset.

He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.

As she twirled around in front of the mirror admiring how the dress showed off her thick booty, she felt like a princess in a children's storybook.

Densely crowded or packed.

My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.

We walked through thick undergrowth.

Having a viscous consistency.

My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.

adv

In a thick manner.

Snow lay thick on the ground.

Frequently or numerously.

The arrows flew thick and fast around us.

noun

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

It was mayhem in the thick of battle.

He through a little window cast his sight / Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.

A thicket.

gloomy thicks

Through the thicke they heard one rudely rush.

A stupid person; a fool.

If there was doctorates in bollocksology and scratching yourself in bed, the two of you'd be professors by now. Pair of loafing, idle thicks.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the location of something surrounded by other things

midst

adjective — (used informally) stupid

blockheaded
boneheaded
duncical
duncish
fatheaded
loggerheaded
thickheaded
thick-skulled

adjective — spoken as if with a thick tongue

slurred

adjective — (of darkness) densely dark

deep

adjective — hard to pass through because of dense growth

dense

adjective — having a short and solid form or stature

adverb — in quick succession

thickly

adverb — with a thick consistency

thickly

Antonyms

thin

Idioms & Phrases

in the thick of it

In a precarious situation; in the trenches; up to one's elbows; knee-deep.

thick and thin

Both thickets and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path (including bad weather).

His tyreling Jade he fiersly forth did push / Through thicke and thin, both over banck and bush [...]

through thick and thin

Through all (especially grim, rough and difficult) conditions; in all weathers.

Mr. Trump’s followers have supported him through thick and thin, and political reaction so far has been dividing more along partisan than ideological lines.

thick as thieves

Intimate, close-knit, tight.

So the king sneaked into the wigwam and took to his bottle for comfort, and before long the duke tackled HIS bottle; and so in about a half an hour they was as thick as thieves aga

in the thick of

In the middle of (something difficult).

In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general.

Example Bank

The thickest salmon, the curdiest trout, the fattest partridge, and the most tender woodcock smoked on his board, and, rumor said, cooked with a delicacy that more pretentious houses could not rival.

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The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight

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I want some planks that are two inches thick.

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Snow lay thick on the ground.

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The arrows flew thick and fast around us.

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It was mayhem in the thick of battle.

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Usage Notes

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