thick

adjdeep, bulky

adjconcentrated, dense
adjcrowded, packed
adjstupid
adjdense (referring to weather)
adjfriendly
adjunreasonable

Word Origin & History

Old English þicce "not thin, dense," from Proto-Germanic *theku-, *thekwia- (cf. Old Saxon thikki, Old High German dicchi, German dick, Old Norse þykkr, Old Frisian thikke), from PIE *tegu- "thick" (cf. Gaelic tiugh).

Secondary Old English sense of "close together" is preserved in thickset and proverbial phrase thick as thieves (1833). Meaning "stupid" is first recorded 1590s. Phrase thick and thin is in Chaucer (late 14c.); thick-skinned is attested from 1540s; in figurative sense from c.1600. To be in the thick of some action, ...

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Example Sentences for thick

Some came from the interior of Africa and had woolly hair and thick lips.

He must have thick, flossy hair like Mimi, so that I can stroke him.

She was saying in a thick, soft voice, "It was wrong of you, my darling."

Her lips were so thick that they moved stiffly when she spoke or smiled.

Beat, and when it begins to get thick, add the nuts and coconut.

When the whole ...

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