Thick

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1. Adjective form

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.

2. Adjective form

Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.

3. Adjective form

Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.

4. Adjective form

Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.

5. Adjective form

Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.

6. Adjective form

Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.

7. Adjective form

Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.

8. Adjective form

Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.

9. Adjective form

Intimate; very friendly; familiar.

10. Noun

The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.

11. Noun

A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.

12. Adverb

Frequently; fast; quick.

13. Adverb

Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.

14. Adverb

To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.

15. Verb

To thicken.

16. Adjective

(of darkness) densely dark; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone

17. Noun

the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"
Vocabulary classified under Geography
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