thick
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1. thick - Noun
2. thick - Adjective
3. thick - Verb
4. thick - Adverb
6. thick - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
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.
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.
Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.
Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.
Frequently; fast; quick.
Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
To thicken.
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Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit.
The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.
Sometimes skulls are thick. Sometimes hearts are vacant. Sometimes words don't work.
The wolf has a thick neck, because he does his job on his own.
Thick body, weak soul.
Clear accounts and thick chocolate.