dense
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3.2
- adjective
- /dɛns/
:
denso
- The report was filled with dense information that required careful reading to understand.
- a dense population
- a dense city
- a dense network
For me, I see a lot of too dense description, just too much description.
- For me, I see a lot of too dense description, just too much description.
- And remember how hair is denser the closer it is to the head.
- You don't want to go in with like a dense brush and then go on top.
- You just make like a mega sock and then you just get like this big dense ball of sock.
- There are reasons industry are in dense cities, not in.
- But but as things got denser, I, I think bass drums got tighter.
Examples
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However, in densely populated countries with a dense railway network, such as Switzerland, railway noise should also be addressed.
Academic text (2012) -
As the universe expands, it becomes less dense and cools.
Academic text (2002) -
These crowds were so dense.
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Arthur stood up then, rising from the middle of the dense pack of people.
Fiction book (1997) -
Italy is currently home to about 125,000 Chinese who share a dense network of family and business connections.
Academic text (2008) -
A report on that discussion was compiled to provide insight on composting in a dense urban setting.
Academic text (1998) -
Before reaching the steepest slope, we passed through a dense grove of mango trees, obviously cultivated by someone.
Academic text (1990) -
The remaining trees and skeletons were knocked over by a hurricane in 1815, leaving a dense jumble of fallen wood.
Academic text (2011) -
The forest was so dense that sunlight struggled to reach the ground.
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On the bus, I often feel overwhelmed by the dense crowd of passengers around me.
Synonyms
884
1.0
Firmly fixed so it is not loose
812
1.0
A thing that has a lot of weight and is hard to lift
585
1.0
Having a large distance between two sides and often very dense
307
2.6
Tight with little space between parts
222
1.0
Full of too many people to move or sit comfortably
12
1.3
Pressed tightly together in a small space
1
4.9
Items that have almost no space between them
1
3.7
Pressed firmly together or made smaller to save space
Standing very close together with little space between them
Plants or trees that grow very close together and form a crowded group
A thick, not runny texture in food like soup or sauce
An area where many people live close together
Antonyms
Compounds
A tall plant with many close purple flower spikes used in flower arrangements
How Dense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dense comes from the old Latin densus, meaning 'thick' or 'crowded'. So a dense crowd or head of hair is made of parts packed closely together, which makes them compact or crowded.