thick

Noun · Adjective · Adverb
Synonyms: midstslurredcompactheavysetstockythicksetdensedeepchummybuddy-buddythick(p)blockheaded

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the location of something surrounded by other things“in the midst of the crowd”Synonyms: midst

Adjective (10)

  1. 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“an inch thick”“a thick board”“a thick sandwich”“spread a thick layer of butter”“thick coating of dust”“thick warm blankets”
  2. having component parts closely crowded together“a compact shopping center”“a dense population”“thick crowds”“a thick forest”“thick hair”
  3. relatively dense in consistency“thick cream”“thick soup”“thick smoke”“thick fog”
  4. spoken as if with a thick tongue“the thick speech of a drunkard”“his words were slurred”Synonyms: slurred
  5. having a short and solid form or stature“a wrestler of compact build”“he was tall and heavyset”“stocky legs”“a thickset young man”Synonyms: compactheavysetstockythickset
  6. hard to pass through because of dense growth“dense vegetation”“thick woods”Synonyms: dense
  7. (of darkness) very intense“thick night”“thick darkness”“a face in deep shadow”“deep night”Synonyms: deep
  8. (used informally) associated on close terms“a close friend”“the bartender was chummy with the regular customers”“the two were thick as thieves for months”Synonyms: chummybuddy-buddythick(p)
  9. (used informally) stupidSynonyms: blockheadedboneheadedduncicalduncishfatheadedloggerheadedthickheadedthick-skulledwooden-headed
  10. abounding; having a lot of“the top was thick with dust”

Adverb (2)

  1. with a thick consistency“the blood was flowing thick”Synonyms: thickly
  2. in quick succession“misfortunes come fast and thick”Synonyms: thickly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Thick \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. Tight.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

Were it as thick as is a branched oak.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.— 1 Kings xii. 10.[1913 Webster]

2.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. [1913 Webster]

3.Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness. [1913 Webster]

Make the gruel thick and slab.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain. "In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

5.Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring. [1913 Webster]

The people were gathered thick together.— Luke xi. 29.[1913 Webster]
Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

6.Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance. [1913 Webster]

7.Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

8.Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

9.Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

We have been thick ever since.— T. Hughes.[1913 Webster]

Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred, thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying, thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped, thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed, thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like. [1913 Webster]

Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n., 7.

Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse. [1913 Webster]

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 rudely rush.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]
He through a little window cast his sight Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under Fiddle.

Through thick and thin, through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and small. [1913 Webster]

Through thick and thin she followed him.— Hudibras.[1913 Webster]
He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy.— Coleridge.[1913 Webster]
Thick \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]

Thick and threefold, in quick succession, or in great numbers. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

Thick \Thick\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. [thorn]iccian.] To thicken. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The nightmare Life-in-death was she, Who thicks man's blood with cold. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

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