Advertisement
Advertisement
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 /
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
- ˈٳ, adverb
- ˈٳ쾱, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٳi adjective
- ٳl adverb
- v·ٳ adjective
- over·ٳl adverb
- v·ٳness noun
- p·ٳ adjective
- ܲ·ٳ adjective
- un·ٳl adverb
- ܲ·ٳness 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
Born adrenaline averse, I have never sought being in the thick of crowds.
A person who assisted Arenas recalled hearing “banging on the car window, but I couldn’t see anything because the smoke was so thick,” the family statement read.
The mushroom crumbles don’t have to be super thick.
By analysing the size of the grooves, the scientists estimate that these icebergs could be five to tens of kilometres wide and 50-180m thick, although it's difficult to be exact.
So far researchers have found 39 adult skeletons lying in graves carved out of the thick limestone bedrock.
Advertisement
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse