ADJECTIVE | all | thick | not thin |
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all | thick | having component parts closely crowded together | |
all | thick | relatively dense / dense in consistency | |
all | thick, slurred | spoken as if with a thick tongue | |
all | thick, compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset | having a short and solid form or stature | |
all | thick, dense | hard to pass through because of dense growth | |
all | thick, deep | (of darkness) very intense | |
all | thick, chummy, buddy-buddy | (used informally) associated on close terms | |
all | thick, blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed | (used informally) stupid | |
all | thick | abounding | |
ADVERB | all | thick, thickly | with a thick consistency |
all | thick, thickly | in quick succession | |
NOUN | location | thick, midst | the location of something surrounded by other things |
Sounds | thih'k | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Attribute of | thickness | The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
Narrower | deep | relatively thick from top to bottom |
deep-chested | Thick in the chest | |
fat | Having a relatively large diameter | |
four-ply | Having a thickness made up of four layers or strands | |
heavy | made of fabric having considerable thickness | |
heavy | Of relatively large extent and density / density | |
quilted | made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching | |
thickened | made or having become thick | |
three-ply | Having a thickness made up of three layers or strands | |
two-ply | Having a thickness made up of two layers or strands | |
See also | fat | Having an (over)abundance of flesh |
wide, broad | Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other | |
Opposite | thin | Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section |
Spanish | espeso, grueso | |
Catalan | espès, gros | |
Nouns | thickness | used of a line or mark |
Adverbs | thickly | with thickness |
Meaning | Having component parts closely crowded together. | |
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Broader | concentrated | Gathered together or made less diffuse |
Spanish | compacto, concentrado, condensado, denso, espeso | |
Catalan | compacte, concentrat, condensat, dens, espès | |
Adverbs | thickly | in a concentrated manner |
Meaning | spoken as if with a thick tongue. | |
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Example | "the thick speech of a drunkard" | |
Synonym | slurred | |
Broader | unintelligible | poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise |
Spanish | confuso, indistinto | |
Nouns | thickness | indistinct articulation |
Adverbs | thickly | spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue |
Meaning | Having a short and solid form or stature. | |
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Example | "a thickset young man" | |
Synonyms | compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset | |
Broader | short, little | Low in stature |
Spanish | achaparrado, compacto, corpulento, fornido, fuerte, grueso, rechoncho, robusto | |
Catalan | cepat, corpulent, fornit, fort, robust |
Meaning | Hard to pass through because of dense growth. | |
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Example | "thick woods" | |
Synonym | dense | |
Broader | impenetrable | not admitting of penetration or passage into or through |
Spanish | denso, espeso, tupido | |
Nouns | thickness | the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width |
Meaning | (of darkness) very intense. | |
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Synonym | deep | |
Broader | intense | Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
Spanish | denso, espeso |
Meaning | (used informally) associated on close terms. | |
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Example | "the two were thick as thieves for months" | |
Synonyms | chummy, buddy-buddy | |
Broader | close | Close in relevance or relationship |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Meaning | (used informally) stupid. | |
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Synonyms | blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed | |
Broader | stupid | lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity |
Catalan | beneit, tanoca, ximple |
Meaning | abounding; having a lot of. | |
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Example | "the top was thick with dust" | |
Broader | abundant | Present in great quantity |
Meaning | The location of something surrounded by other things. | |
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Synonym | midst | |
Broader | inside, interior | The region that is inside of something |
Spanish | corazón, medio | |
Catalan | cor, mig, moll |
Meaning | With a thick consistency. | |
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Example | "the blood was flowing thick" | |
Synonym | thickly | |
Opposite | thinly, thin | Without viscosity |
Spanish | apelmazadamente, de forma espesa, espeso, gruesamente |
Meaning | In quick succession. | |
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Example | "misfortunes come fast and thick" | |
Synonym | thickly |
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