thick (adj.)

  1. 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; a thick board; a thick sandwich; spread a thick layer of butter; thick coating of dust; thick warm blankets'

  2. relatively dense in consistency; thick cream; thick soup; thick smoke; thick fog'

    thick (n.)

  1. the location of something surrounded by other things; in the midst of the crowd

    [ Syn: midst ]

    thick (adv.)

  1. with a thick consistency; the blood was flowing thick

    [ Syn: thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly ]

  2. in quick succession; misfortunes come fast and thick

    [ Syn: thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly , thickly ]

    thick (adj.)

  1. abounding; having a lot of; the top was thick with dust'

  2. having component parts closely crowded together; a compact shopping center; a dense population; thick crowds; a thick forest; thick hair'

  3. spoken as if with a thick tongue; the thick speech of a drunkard; his words were slurred

    [ Syn: slurred ]

  4. having a short and solid form or stature; a wrestler of compact build; he was tall and heavyset; stocky legs; a thickset young man

    [ Syn: compact , heavyset , stocky , thickset ]

  5. hard to pass through because of dense growth; dense vegetation; thick woods

    [ Syn: dense ]

  6. (of darkness) very intense; thick night; thick darkness; a face in deep shadow; deep night

    [ Syn: deep ]

  7. (used informally) associated on close terms; a close friend; the bartender was chummy with the regular customers; the two were thick as thieves for months

    [ Syn: chummy , buddy-buddy ]

  8. (used informally) stupid

    [ Syn: blockheaded , boneheaded , duncical , duncish , fatheaded , loggerheaded , thickheaded , thick-skulled , wooden-headed ]

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