thick
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- adjective
- /θɪk/
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- Wow, that is a thick layer of cheese.
- thick smoke
- a thick layer
- thick clouds
They had a fucking thick slice of Brie.
- They had a fucking thick slice of Brie.
- It says to put a thick layer on your face.
- But again, the jungle is so thick you couldn't see.
Examples
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Wow, that smog is thick today, huh?
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It says to put a thick layer on your face.
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I love how strong and thick my hair feels.
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A table book is a book which has thick treated papers inside it.
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So it's a really thick plastic dark brown.
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As we made our way up a narrow valley, thick clouds settled in and dampened everything.
Academic text (2011) -
The taller the building, the thicker the walls had to be to hold it up.
Academic text (2012) -
When we drove away, the smoke was so thick we could barely see ahead of us.
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Twenty minutes east of here, the fog is so thick that no one can drive through.
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Wow, that is a thick layer of cheese.
Synonyms
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Thick so that little light can pass through
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So thick that you cannot see through it
A thick, not runny texture in food like soup or sauce
Slightly thicker than normal, like a sauce or sweater
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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In all situations, both good and bad, people stay loyal and support each other
Compounds
- Specialized
A large seabird that lives in Arctic seas with a short, thick bill and black and white feathers
- Specialized
An edible mushroom with a thick stem and a cone-shaped cap with deep uneven holes
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thick comes from an old German word meaning 'dense' or 'close', and it is the same idea behind the English verb thicken. So thick describes something that is wide, full, or hard to see through or pass because it is packed together.