Thick

Word THICK
Character 5
Hyphenation thick
Pronunciations /θɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Thick"

What do we mean by thick?

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin. adjective

Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension. adjective

Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset. adjective

Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense. adjective

Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency. adjective

Having a great number; abounding. adjective

Impenetrable by the eyes. adjective

Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred. adjective

Very noticeable; pronounced. adjective

Lacking mental agility; stupid. adjective

Very friendly; intimate. adjective

Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive. adjective

In a thick manner; deeply or heavily. adverb

In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely. adverb

So as to be thick; thickly. adverb

The thickest part. noun

The most active or intense part. noun

(thick and thin) Good and bad times. idiom

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

A thicket.

A stupid person; a fool.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Thick

The word "thick" in example sentences

Make the bed by arranging the branches shingle-like in _very_ thick overlapping rows, convex side up, directly on the ground with _thick end_ of stems _toward_ the _foot_. ❋ Lina Beard (1888)

Her heart was touched; and once that happened nothing could exceed her capacity for sticking through what she called thick and thin to her guns. ❋ Elizabeth Von Arnim (1903)

His Highness (who is very short and what one calls thick-set) was accompanied by a secretary, a _chasseur, _ a valet, two postilions, two grooms, and four horses. ❋ Unknown (1886)

They've too much of what I call thick-skinned honesty for that. ❋ Unknown (1873)

We were informed that two people were stuck in what they described as thick, white mist. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the chaotic aftermath of the earthquake, one presidential aide who had hid under his desk as his office collapsed around him managed to flee amid what he described as a thick plume of smoke. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some hunters still use buckshot hunting this way because shots are very close and in thick cover. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you're hunting in thick brush a turkey gun loaded with buckshot will work great on the song dogs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I've gotten really close to a number of dead deeer tracking after dark in thick stuff such as a cutover, and even stumbled over a buck once on my way out, having given up and headed for the truck. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Well for my answer if you are in thick stuff 30-30. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If I'm in thick brush the 30-30 all the way, if I'm shooting across an open field then it would be the 30-06. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have a Rem. 11-87 12ga., but the Mossberg is handier and the extra power from the 3 1/2 in. mag is reassuring in thick brush, etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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