thick

Definitions

1. adjective

   Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

   Examples

   • The thickest salmon, the curdiest trout, the fattest partridge, and the most tender woodcock smoked on his board, and, rumor said, cooked with a delicacy that more pretentious houses could not rival.
   • The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.[…].
   ≈broad≈broad≈thick≈wide≠slim +10 more
2. adjective

   Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

   Example

   • I want some planks that are two inches thick.
3. adjective

   Heavy in build or thickset.

   Examples

   • He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
   • As she twirled around in front of the mirror admiring how the dress showed off her thick booty, she felt like a princess in a children's storybook.
   ≈chunky≈solid≈stocky≈thickset≠slender +22 more
4. adjective

   Densely crowded or packed.

   Example

   • We walked through thick undergrowth.
   ≈crowded≈dense≈packed≈close≈compact +17 more
5. adjective

   Having a viscous consistency.

   Example

   • My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
   ≈glutinous≈viscous≈lentous≈glutinous≈gooey +21 more
6. adjective

   Abounding in number.

   Examples

   • The room was thick with reporters.
   • Seashells lay thick on the beach.
   ≈overflowing≈swarming≈teeming≈abounding≈abundant +32 more
7. adjective

   Impenetrable to sight.

   Example

   • We drove through thick fog.
   ≈dense≈opaque≈solid≈adiaphanous≈nontransparent +22 more
8. adjective

   Greatly evocative of one's nationality or place of origin.

   Example

   • He answered me in his characteristically thick Creole patois.
9. adjective

   Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

   Example

   • We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.
   ≈unclear≈abstruse≈Chinese≈dense≈enigmatic +46 more
10. adjective

    Stupid.

    Example

    • He was as thick as two short planks.
    ≈dense≈dumb≈stupid≈thick as pigshit≈thick as two short planks +158 more