thick
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English thicke, from Old English þicce (“thick, dense”), from Proto-Germanic *þikkuz, *þikkwiz (“thick”), from Proto-Indo-European *teg(')w- (“thick”). Cognate with Dutch dik (“thick”), German dick (“thick”), Swedish tjock (“thick”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
thick (comparative thicker, superlative thickest)
- Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
- Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
- I want some planks that are two inches thick.
- Heavy in build; thickset.
- He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
- Densely crowded or packed.
- We walked through thick undergrowth.
- Having a viscous consistency.
- My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
- Abounding in number.
- The room was thick with reporters.
- Impenetrable to sight.
- We drove through thick fog.
- Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
- We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.
- (informal) Stupid.
- He was as thick as two short planks.
- (informal) Friendly or intimate.
- They were as thick as thieves.
- Deep, intense, or profound.
- Thick darkness.
[edit] Synonyms
- (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
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from thick (adjective)
[edit] Translations
relatively great in extent from one surface to another
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measuring a certain number of units in this dimension
heavy in build
densely crowded or packed
having a viscous consistency
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impenetrable to sight
difficult to understand, poorly articulated
informal: stupid
[edit] Adverb
thick (comparative thicker, superlative thickest)
- In a thick manner.
- Snow lay thick on the ground.
- Thickly.
- Bread should be sliced thick to make toast.
[edit] Translations
in a thick manner
thickly
[edit] Noun
thick (uncountable)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
most active or intense part of something
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