thick

thick
adj.
1 of solid things/growing things
VERBS
▪ be, feel, look, seem
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪

Use fairly thick wads of newspaper.

2 of liquid
VERBS
▪ be, look, seem
▪ become, get
▪

The paint is getting too thick. I'll have to thin it down.

ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
3 of fog/smoke/air
VERBS
▪ be, feel, look, seem
▪ become, grow
▪

The air had grown thick and smoky.

ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪

The air was thick with dust.

▪

The atmosphere was thick with tension. (figurative)

Thick is used with these nouns: ↑accent, ↑air, ↑armour, ↑atmosphere, ↑batter, ↑belt, ↑blanket, ↑bundle, ↑bush, ↑canopy, ↑cardboard, ↑carpet, ↑cloak, ↑cloud, ↑clump, ↑coat, ↑coating, ↑coil, ↑consistency, ↑cord, ↑cover, ↑cream, ↑crust, ↑curl, ↑curtain, ↑custard, ↑deposit, ↑discharge, ↑door, ↑drape, ↑duvet, ↑envelope, ↑eyebrow, ↑eyelash, ↑fabric, ↑file, ↑fog, ↑foliage, ↑forest, ↑fringe, ↑fur, ↑glasses, ↑grass, ↑hair, ↑haze, ↑hedge, ↑hide, ↑ice, ↑ivy, ↑jacket, ↑jumper, ↑jungle, ↑layer, ↑leather, ↑lens, ↑line, ↑lip, ↑liquid, ↑make-up, ↑mane, ↑mascara, ↑mat, ↑material, ↑mist, ↑moustache, ↑mucus, ↑mud, ↑neck, ↑overcoat, ↑pad, ↑paint, ↑paper, ↑paste, ↑quilt, ↑sauce, ↑scarf, ↑scrub, ↑sheet, ↑shell, ↑shrub, ↑skin, ↑skull, ↑slab, ↑slice, ↑slime, ↑smoke, ↑snow, ↑sock, ↑sole, ↑soup, ↑spectacles, ↑stem, ↑stick, ↑strand, ↑strap, ↑strip, ↑stroke, ↑sweater, ↑tangle, ↑texture, ↑thigh, ↑tights, ↑towel, ↑trunk, ↑underbrush, ↑undergrowth, ↑vegetation, ↑velvet, ↑volume, ↑wall, ↑wire, ↑wood, ↑wool, ↑yarn, ↑yogurt

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  • Thick — (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. {Thicker} ( [ e]r); superl. {Thickest}.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j[ o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thick — [thik] adj. [ME thikke < OE thicce, thick, dense, akin to Ger dick < IE base * tegu , thick, fat > OIr tiug] 1. having relatively great depth; of considerable extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin [a thick board] 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • thick — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with opposite sides or surfaces relatively far apart. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of heavy material. 3) made up of a large number of things or people close together: thick forest. 4) (thick with) densely filled or covered with …   English terms dictionary

  • thick — thick; thick·en; thick·en·er; thick·et; thick·et·ed; thick·ety; thick·ish; thick·ly; thick·ness; thick·head·ed·ly; thick·head·ed·ness; …   English syllables

  • Thick — Thick, n. 1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest. [1913 Webster] In the thick of the dust and smoke. Knolles. [1913 Webster] 2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] Through the thick they heard one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thick — [adj1] deep, bulky blubbery, broad, burly, chunky, compact, concrete, consolidated, fat, firm, hard, heavy, high, husky, massive, obese, pudgy, solid, squat, stocky, stubby, stumpy, substantial, thickset, wide; concepts 491,773 Ant. attenuated,… …   New thesaurus

  • Thick — can refer to:* Thick description of human behavior * Thick set, a set of integers * Thick Records, a record label * Thick Physique * A thick , someone lacking in intelligence. Stupid person …   Wikipedia

  • thick — (adj.) O.E. þicce not thin, dense, from P.Gmc. *theku , *thekwia (Cf. O.S. thikki, O.H.G. dicchi, Ger. dick, O.N. þykkr, O.Fris. thikke), from PIE *tegu thick (Cf. Gaelic tiugh). Secondary O.E. sense of close together is preserved in …   Etymology dictionary

  • Thick — (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.] 1. Frequently; fast; quick. [1913 Webster] 2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown. [1913 Webster] 3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thick´en|er — thick|en «THIHK uhn», transitive verb. to make thick or thicker: »to thicken a wall. Mother thickens the gravy with flour. SYNONYM(S): coagulate, congeal, condense. –v.i. 1. to become thick or thicker: »The pudding will thicken as it cools. The… …   Useful english dictionary

  • thick|en — «THIHK uhn», transitive verb. to make thick or thicker: »to thicken a wall. Mother thickens the gravy with flour. SYNONYM(S): coagulate, congeal, condense. –v.i. 1. to become thick or thicker: »The pudding will thicken as it cools. The weather… …   Useful english dictionary

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