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thick
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
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adjective
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”
adjective
Having component parts closely crowded together
“A compact shopping center”
adjective
Relatively dense in consistency
“Thick cream”
adjective
Spoken as if with a thick tongue
“The thick speech of a drunkard”
adjective
Having a short and solid form or stature
“A wrestler of compact build”
adjective
Hard to pass through because of dense growth
“Dense vegetation”
adjective
(of darkness) densely dark
“Thick night”
adjective
(used informally) associated on close terms
“The bartender was chummy with the regular customers”
adjective
(used informally) stupid
adjective
Abounding; having a lot of
“The top was thick with dust”
noun
The location of something surrounded by other things
“In the midst of the crowd”
adverb
With a thick consistency
“The blood was flowing thick”
adverb
In quick succession
“Misfortunes come fast and thick”
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An inch thick
A thick board
A thick sandwich
Spread a thick layer of butter
Thick coating of dust
Thick warm blankets
A compact shopping center
A dense population
Thick crowds
A thick forest
Thick hair
Thick cream
Thick soup
Thick smoke
Thick fog
The thick speech of a drunkard
His words were slurred
A wrestler of compact build
He was tall and heavyset
Stocky legs
A thickset young man
Dense vegetation
Thick woods
Thick night
Thick darkness
A face in deep shadow
Deep night
The bartender was chummy with the regular customers
The two were thick as thieves for months
The top was thick with dust
In the midst of the crowd
The blood was flowing thick
Misfortunes come fast and thick
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