thick
adv.
densely; abundantly; with thick layers
adj.
having a great distance between sides; not thin; viscous; abundant; dense; stupid (Informal); very friendly (Informal)
n.
center, heart, middle
Thick
thick
Noun
1. the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"
(synonym) midst
(hypernym) inside, interior
Adjective
1. 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; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
(antonym) thin
(similar) deep
(see-also) fat
(attribute) thickness
2. closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"
(synonym) compact, dense
(similar) concentrated
3. relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
(antonym) thin
(similar) clogged, clotted
(attribute) thickness
4. spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"
(synonym) slurred
(similar) unintelligible
5. wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark"
(synonym) heavy
(similar) wide, broad
6. hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
(synonym) dense
(similar) impenetrable
7. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
(synonym) deep
(similar) intense
8. abundant; "a thick head of hair"
(similar) heavy
9. heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man"
(synonym) compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset
(similar) fat
10. (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"
(synonym) chummy, buddy-buddy, thick(p)
(similar) close
(classification) colloquialism
11. used informally
(synonym) blockheaded, boneheaded, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed
(similar) stupid
12. abundantly covered or filled; "the top was thick with dust"
(similar) abundant
Adverb
1. with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
(synonym) thickly
2. in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick"
(synonym) thickly
Thick
(v. t. & i.)
To thicken.
(superl.)
Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
(superl.)
Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
(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.
(superl.)
Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
(superl.)
Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
(superl.)
Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.
(superl.)
Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
(n.)
The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
(n.)
A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.
(adv.)
To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
(adv.)
Frequently; fast; quick.
(adv.)
Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Lasea
thick; wise
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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