thick

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Derived terms 1.5.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English thicke, from Old English þicce (“‘not thin", "dense’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: thĭk, IPA: /θɪk/, SAMPA: /TIk/
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  Rhymes: -ɪk

[edit] Adjective

thick (comparative thicker, superlative thickest)

1. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
2. Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

   I want some planks that are two inches thick.

3. Heavy in build; thickset.

   He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.

4. Densely crowded or packed.

   We walked through thick undergrowth.

5. Having a viscous consistency.

   My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.

6. Abounding in number.

   The room was thick with reporters.

7. Impenetrable to sight.

   We drove through thick fog.

8. Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

   We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.

9. (informal) Stupid.

   He was as thick as two short planks.

10. (informal) Friendly or intimate.

    They were as thick as thieves.

11. Deep. intense, or profound.

    Thick darkness.

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• (relatively great in extent from one surface to another):
• (measuring a certain number of units in this dimension):
• (heavy in build): chunky, solid, stocky, thickset
• (densely crowded or packed): crowded, dense, packed
• (having a viscous consistency): glutinous, viscous
• (abounding in number): overflowing, swarming, teeming
• (impenetrable to sight): dense, opaque, solid
• (difficult to understand, poorly articulated): unclear
• (informal: stupid): dense, dumb (informal), stupid, thick as pigshit (taboo slang), thick as two short planks (slang)
• (friendly, intimate): chummy (UK, informal), close, close-knit, friendly, pally (informal), intimate, tight-knit
• (deep, intense, or profound): great, extreme
• See also Wikisaurus:stupid

[edit] Antonyms

• (relatively great in extent from one surface to another): slim, thin
• (heavy in build): slender, slight, slim, svelte, thin
• (densely crowded or packed): sparse
• (having a viscous consistency): free-flowing, runny
• (abounding in number):
• (impenetrable to sight): thin, transparent
• (difficult to understand, poorly articulated): clear, lucid
• (informal: stupid): brainy (informal), intelligent, smart
• (friendly, intimate): unacquainted

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[edit] Adverb

thick (comparative thicker, superlative thickest)

1. In a thick manner.

   Snow lay thick on the ground.

2. Thickly.

   Bread should be sliced thick to make toast.

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[edit] Noun

thick (uncountable)

1. The thickest, or most active or intense part of something.

   It was mayhem in the thick of battle.

[edit] Derived terms

• in the thick of
• through thick and thin

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