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Thick

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.

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Similar meaning 64

Abundant 84% connected

Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with.

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Abundant 84% connected

Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with.

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Clogged 84% connected

of Clog

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Clogged 84% connected

of Clog

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Clotted 84% connected

of Clot

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Clotted 84% connected

of Clot

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Coagulable 84% connected

Capable of being coagulated.

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Coagulable 84% connected

Capable of being coagulated.

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Coagulate 84% connected

Coagulated.

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Coagulate 84% connected

Coagulated.

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Coagulated 84% connected

of Coagulate

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Coagulated 84% connected

of Coagulate

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Concentrated 84% connected

of Concentrate

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Concentrated 84% connected

of Concentrate

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Creamy 84% connected

Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous.

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Creamy 84% connected

Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous.

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Curdled 84% connected

of Curdle

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Curdled 84% connected

of Curdle

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Dense 84% connected

Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense c…

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Dense 84% connected

Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense c…

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Fat 84% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Fat 84% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Gelatinous 84% connected

Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly; resembling jelly; viscous.

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Gelatinous 84% connected

Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly; resembling jelly; viscous.

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Grumose 84% connected

Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous.

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Grumose 84% connected

Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous.

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Grumous 84% connected

Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; as, grumous blood.

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Grumous 84% connected

Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; as, grumous blood.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Impenetrable 84% connected

Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield.

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Impenetrable 84% connected

Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Quilted 84% connected

of Quilt

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Quilted 84% connected

of Quilt

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Ropy 84% connected

capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.

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Ropy 84% connected

capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Soupy 84% connected

Resembling soup; souplike.

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Soupy 84% connected

Resembling soup; souplike.

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Stringy 84% connected

Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root.

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Stringy 84% connected

Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root.

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Stupid 84% connected

Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.

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Stupid 84% connected

Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.

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Syrupy 84% connected

Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities.

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Syrupy 84% connected

Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities.

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Thickened 84% connected

of Thicken

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Thickened 84% connected

of Thicken

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Thready 84% connected

Like thread or filaments; slender; as, the thready roots of a shrub.

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Thready 84% connected

Like thread or filaments; slender; as, the thready roots of a shrub.

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Three-ply 84% connected

Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold.

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Three-ply 84% connected

Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold.

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Two-ply 84% connected

Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double.

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Two-ply 84% connected

Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double.

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Viscous 84% connected

Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.

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Viscous 84% connected

Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.

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Broader term 2

Inside 76% connected

Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.

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Interior 76% connected

Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a h…

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Deep 74% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Deep 74% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Heaviness 74% connected

The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses; weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness.

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Heaviness 74% connected

The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses; weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness.

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Thickness 74% connected

The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective).

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Thickness 74% connected

The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective).

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Attribute 10

Body 66% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Body 66% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Consistency 66% connected

The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.

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Consistency 66% connected

The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.

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Substance 66% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Substance 66% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Thickness 66% connected

The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective).

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Thickness 66% connected

The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective).

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See also 6

Broad 66% connected

Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

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Broad 66% connected

Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

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Fat 66% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Fat 66% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Wide 66% connected

Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow…

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Wide 66% connected

Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow…

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Synonym 13

Blockheaded 92% connected

Stupid; dull.

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Compact 92% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Deep 92% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Dense 92% connected

Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense c…

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Duncical 92% connected

Like a dunce; duncish.

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Duncish 92% connected

Somewhat like a dunce.

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Loggerheaded 92% connected

Dull; stupid.

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Midst 92% connected

The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest.

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Slurred 92% connected

of Slur

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Stocky 92% connected

Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.

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Thick-skulled 92% connected

Having a thick skull; hence, dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn.

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Thickly 92% connected

In a thick manner; deeply; closely.

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Thickset 92% connected

Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.

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Antonym 2

Thin 94% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

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Thin 94% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

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