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Webster's Online English Dictionary

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thick


thick is an   Adverb

Definition:

[1] 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. Were it as thick as is a branched oak. Chaucer. My little finger shall be thicker than my father`s loins. 1 Kings xii. 10.

[2] 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.

[3] Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness. Make the gruel thick and slab. Shak.

[4] Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain. "In a thick, misty day." Sir W. Scott.

[5] Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring. The people were gathered thick together. Luke xi. 29. Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood. Dryden.

[6] Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.

[7] Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] Shak.

[8] Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. Shak. His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible. Shak.

[9] Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.] We have been thick ever since. T. Hughes.


Synonyms:

close
compact
dense
gross
solid
coars

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