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US
/ˈθɪk/
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[ UK /θˈɪk/ ]
[ UK /θˈɪk/ ]
ADVERB
-
in quick succession
misfortunes come fast and thick -
with a thick consistency
the blood was flowing thick
ADJECTIVE
- (used informally) stupid
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hard to pass through because of dense growth
thick woods
dense vegetation -
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
thick warm blankets
spread a thick layer of butter
thick coating of dust
a thick board
an inch thick
a thick sandwich -
(used informally) associated on close terms
a close friend
the two were thick as thieves for months
the bartender was chummy with the regular customers -
having a short and solid form or stature
stocky legs
a thickset young man
he was tall and heavyset
a wrestler of compact build -
(of darkness) densely dark
deep night
thick night
a face in deep shadow
thick darkness -
abounding; having a lot of
the top was thick with dust -
having component parts closely crowded together
thick hair
thick crowds
a thick forest
a dense population
a compact shopping center -
relatively dense in consistency
thick smoke
thick cream
thick fog
thick soup -
spoken as if with a thick tongue
his words were slurred
the thick speech of a drunkard
NOUN
-
the location of something surrounded by other things
in the midst of the crowd
How To Use thick In A Sentence
- The air had grown thick and smoky.
- But for the watermark, the thickness of the paper and the missing security thread, the note, reportedly obtained from a private bank, looked like genuine currency for all practical purposes.
- FK - pressure-cook would be the best way, but you could try boiling it with plenty of water so that it becomes really mushy, then blend it in a mixer to make a thick soup. or you could use a regular slow-cooker that you get in the US, except that it would be a bit time-consuming: Gujarati Dal (Healthy Lentil Soup)
- The illness means sufferers' pulmonary arteries have thicker and less elastic walls. The Sun
- He plainly demanded to be in the thick of the action all of the time.
- The language is out of condition: -- fat and fozy, thick-winded, purfled and plethoric. Famous Reviews
- As many as 30 different species grow, among them Alpine bartsia Bartsia alpina, Alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum, Unalaska fleabane Erigeron humilis and thick-leaved whitlow grass Draba crassifolia. Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark-Greenland
- As soon as this began to thicken, Neb carefully removed it with a wooden spatula; this accelerated the evaporation, and at the same time prevented it from contracting an empyreumatic flavor. The Mysterious Island
- We can look out into fog as thick as cream and be certain it will burn away.
- He was still very young, especially by Drow standards, but his smile had given way to an expression of restraint, and his little arms and legs had grown long and thick.