What does thick mean?
Definitions for thick
θɪkthick
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word thick.
Princeton's WordNet
midst, thickadjective
the location of something surrounded by other things
"in the midst of the crowd"
thickadjective
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"
thickadjective
having component parts closely crowded together
"a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"
thickadjective
relatively dense in consistency
"thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
slurred, thickadjective
spoken as if with a thick tongue
"the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"
compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thicksetadjective
having a short and solid form or stature
"a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
dense, thickadjective
hard to pass through because of dense growth
"dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
thick, deepadjective
(of darkness) very intense
"thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
chummy, buddy-buddy, thick(p)adjective
(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"
blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headedadjective
(used informally) stupid
thickadverb
abounding; having a lot of
"the top was thick with dust"
thickly, thickadverb
with a thick consistency
"the blood was flowing thick"
thick, thicklyadverb
in quick succession
"misfortunes come fast and thick"
Wiktionary
thicknoun
The thickest, or most active or intense part of something.
It was mayhem in the thick of battle.
thickverb
To thicken.
The nightmare Life-in-death was she, / Who thicks man's blood with cold. uE00014337uE001 Coleridge.
thickadverb
In a thick manner.
Snow lay thick on the ground.
thickadverb
Thickly.
Bread should be sliced thick to make toast.
thickadjective
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
thickadjective
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
I want some planks that are two inches thick.
thickadjective
Heavy in build; thickset.
He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
thickadjective
Densely crowded or packed.
We walked through thick undergrowth.
thickadjective
Having a viscous consistency.
My mum's gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
thickadjective
Abounding in number.
The room was thick with reporters.
thickadjective
Impenetrable to sight.
We drove through thick fog.
thickadjective
Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.
thickadjective
Stupid.
He was as thick as two short planks.
thickadjective
Friendly or intimate.
They were as thick as thieves.
thickadjective
Deep, intense, or profound.
Thick darkness.
Etymology: From thicke, from þicce, from þikkuz, from tegus. Cognate with dik, dick, tjock, tiug, and tew.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
THICKadjective
Etymology: ðicce , Saxon; dick, Dutch; dyck, Danish; thickur, Islandick.
God caused the wind to blow, to dry up the abundant slime of the earth, make the land more firm, and cleanse the air of thick vapours and unwholesome mists. Walter Raleigh.
To warm milk pour spirit of nitre; the milk presently after will become thicker than it was. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Why hast thou lost the fresh blood in thy cheeks,
And given my treasures and my rights of thee,
To thick ey’d musing and curs’d melancholy? William Shakespeare.A fermentation makes all the wine in the vessel thick or foul; but when that is past, it grows clear of itself. William Temple.
Encumber’d in the mud, their oars divide
With heavy stroaks the thick unwieldy tide. Addison.My little finger shall be thicker than his loins. 1 Kings xii.
Thou art waxen fat; thou art grown thick, covered with fatness. Deut. xxxii. 15.
They charged the defendants with their small shot and Turky arrows as thick as hail. Richard Knolles.
Favours came thick upon him, liker main showers than sprinkling drops or dews; for the next St. George’s day he was knighted, made gentleman of the king’s bed-chamber, and an annual pension given him. Henry Wotton.
This being once a week, came too thick and too often about. Henry Spelman.
His pills as thick as handgranado’s flew,
And where they fell as certainly they slew. Wentworth Dillon.It brought them to a hollow cave,
Amid the thickest woods. Fairy Qu. b. i.The people were gathered thick together. Luke xi. 29.
Not thicker billows beat the Libyan main,
Nor thicker harvests on rich Hermus rise,
Than stand these troops. John Dryden, Æn.He fought secure of fortune as of fame;
Still by new maps the island might be shewn:
Conquests he strew’d where’er he came,
Thick as the galaxy with stars is sown. Dryden.Objects of pain or pleasure do not lie thick enough together in life to keep the soul in constant action. Addison.
He through a little window cast his sight,
Though thick of bars that gave a scanty light. Dryden.The speedy horse
Watch each entrance of the winding wood,
Black was the forest, thick with beech it stood. Dryden.Next the proud palace of Salerno stood
A mount of rough ascent, and thick with wood. Dryden.Bring it near some thick-headed tree. John Mortimer.
It tasteth a little of the wax, which in a pomegranate, or some such thick-coated fruit, it would not. Francis Bacon.
Thick-leaved weeds amongst the grass will need more drying than ordinary grass. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
Speaking thick, which nature made his blemish,
Became the accents of the valiant,
To seem like him. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.Thickadverb
It is not always easy to distinguish the adverb from the adjective.
’Tis some disaster,
Or else he would not send so thick. John Denham, Sophy.I hear the trampling of thick beating feet;
This way they move. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.The neighb’ring plain with arms is cover’d o’er;
The vale an iron harvest seems to yield,
Of thick sprung lances in a waving field. Dryden.A little plat of ground thick sown, is better than a great field which lies fallow. John Norris, Miscel.
If you apply it thick spread, it will eat to the bone. Richard Wiseman.
Cato has piercing eyes, and will discern
Our frauds, unless they’re cover’d thick with art. Addison.They came thick and threefold for a time, till one experienced stager discovered the plot. Roger L'Estrange, Fab.
Thicknoun
Etymology: from the adjective.
Achimetes having with a mine suddenly blown up a great part of the wall of the Spanish station, in the thick of the dust and smoak presently entered his men. Richard Knolles.
Through perils both of wind and limb,
Through thick and thin she followed him. Hudibras.When first the down appears upon his chin,
For a small sum to swear through thick and thin. John Dryden.
ChatGPT
thick
Thick generally refers to the relatively large distance between opposing sides of an object, area, or material. It is the dimension of solid objects that is perceived as the longest, opposite of thin. This term can also denote high density or intensity in abstract concepts.
Webster Dictionary
Thick
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
Thick
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
Thick
dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness
Thick
not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain
Thick
abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring
Thick
not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance
Thick
deep; profound; as, thick sleep
Thick
dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing
Thick
intimate; very friendly; familiar
Thicknoun
the thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest
Thicknoun
a thicket; as, gloomy thicks
Thickadverb
frequently; fast; quick
Thickadverb
closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown
Thickadverb
to a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure
Thick
to thicken
Wikidata
Thick
Thick is an album by the fusion jazz band Tribal Tech released in 1999. As a contrast to Tribal Tech's previous recordings, the album features less compositional material and is based largely on improvization.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Thick
thik, adj. dense: imperfectly mobile: compact: not transparent or clear: misty: dull, mentally clouded: crowded: closely set: abundant: frequent, in quick succession: having great depth or circumference: (coll.) in fast friendship.—n. the thickest part of anything: a stupid person.—adv. closely: frequently: fast: to a great depth.—adjs. Thick′-and-thin, thorough, completely devoted; Thick′-com′ing (Shak.), coming fast or close together.—v.t. Thick′en, to make thick or close: to strengthen.—v.i. to become thick or obscure: to crowd or press.—ns. Thick′ening, something put into a liquid or mass to make it more thick; Thick′et, a collection of trees or shrubs thickly or closely set: close wood or copse.—adjs. Thick′-head′ed, having a thick head or skull: stupid; Thick′ish, somewhat thick.—n. Thick′-knee, a stone-plover.—adj. Thick′-lipped (Shak.), having thick lips.—adv. Thick′ly.—n. Thick′ness.—adjs. Thick′-pleached (Shak.), closely interwoven; Thick′-set, closely planted: having a short, thick body.—n. Thick′-skin, a person wanting sensibility: a dull, stupid person, a blockhead.—adj. Thick′-skinned, having a thick skin: wanting sensibility: dull: obtuse.—n. Thick′-skull (same as Thick-skin).—adjs. Thick′-skulled, having a thick skull: dull: stupid; Thick′-sprung (Shak.), that have sprung up thick or close together.—n. Thick′un (slang), a sovereign: a crown.—Lay it on thick, to flatter or praise extravagantly; Through thick and thin, in spite of all obstacles, without any wavering. [A.S. thicce; cog. with Ger. dick.]
Thick
thik, n. (Spens.) a thicket.—v.i. (Spens.) to grow dense.
Rap Dictionary
thickadjective
Crazy, intense, overwhelming. "I jumps on the Van Wyck. I gotta make it there quick. A yo , this shit is gettin' mad thick" -- Mr. Cheeks (Renee)
thickadjective
Fat (sometimes complimentary) "She might be cute, she might be thick, but she will get G'd if she don't suck dick" -- Snoop Doggy Dogg (Head Doctor)
thickadjective
Nice, good (particularly with reference to women) from West Indian slang. used a lot in the UK. "It's Like tick (thick) rude boy i'm ready to run this ting." Rodney P featuring Julie Dexter (Love song)
thickadjective
Crowded.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
THICK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thick is ranked #74608 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Thick surname appeared 259 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Thick.
93.4% or 242 total occurrences were White.
3% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'thick' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2323
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'thick' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1759
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'thick' in Adjectives Frequency: #269
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Anagrams for thick »
it hck
ti hck
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thick in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of thick in a Sentence
Cheryl Tiegs may have said what she said, and it may have hurt a lot of people's feelings, but my skin is so thick.
‘That’s mom, she’s got thick skin, stomach problems and sensitive eyes,’.
Whenever I put my Superman costume on as a kid, I didn't have X-ray vision. I had desperately short sight and had to wear big. thick glasses to see, i couldn't leave (glasses) in the phone box like Clark Kent could. That short sight lead me to have a detached retina.
The imagination of a boy is healthy, and the mature imagination of a man is healthy; but there is a space of life between, in which the soul is in a ferment, the character undecided, the way of life uncertain, the ambition thick-sighted: thence proceeds mawkishness.
We have lost a lot of trees and we now still continue losing them, at a chilling rate. Our mountains and hills that had thick forests are now bare except for a few trees and shrubs.
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- كثيف, سميك, غليظArabic
- тығыҙ, ҡуйы, күп һанлы, ҡалынBashkir
- тоўстыBelarusian
- гъст, дебелBulgarian
- tlustý, hustýCzech
- twp, tewWelsh
- tyk, tyktDanish
- dicht, dick, plump, mitten inGerman
- παχής, πυκνόςGreek
- espeso, gruesoSpanish
- ستبر, سفت, کلفت, غلیظ, ضخیم, انبوه, چاقPersian
- samea, sakea, tiheä, paksu, paksustiFinnish
- incompréhensible, lourd, épais, opaque, dense, copains comme cochons, lourdingue, grosFrench
- tiubhIrish
- tiughScottish Gaelic
- çhiuManx
- עבהHebrew
- मोटाHindi
- sűrű, vastagHungarian
- թավ, հաստ, թանձրArmenian
- kental, tebalIndonesian
- pesante, spesso, spessa, folto, densoItalian
- עָבHebrew
- 濃い, 厚い, 鈍い, 混む, 密集, 太い, 厚さ, 厚く, 厚いですJapanese
- ជុក, ក្រាស់Khmer
- 두껍다, 두꺼운Korean
- ئهستوور, سهختKurdish
- tewCornish
- crassusLatin
- biezs, resnsLatvian
- mātotoru, haputa, oruMāori
- густ, збиен, дебел, набиен, тап, во дебелина, густоMacedonian
- ထူထဲ, ပျစ်Burmese
- tykk, tjukkNorwegian
- zware, dichte, dikke, dik, dichtopeengepakte, zwaar, dicht, dichtopeengepakt, sloom, gezet, slome, traag van begrip, gezetteDutch
- tjukkNorwegian Nynorsk
- tykkNorwegian
- gruby, gęstyPolish
- ګڼ, غټ, ټينګ, ډبل, پلندPashto, Pushto
- denso, espesso, grosso, estúpido, estúpidaPortuguese
- gros, tulbureRomanian
- густой, в толщину, толстый, тупой, гущаRussian
- debeo, дебеоSerbo-Croatian
- tlstýSlovak
- debelSlovene
- grov, trög, tjock, packad, tät, tätt, tjocktSwedish
- தடித்தTamil
- చిక్కని, మందమైన, దట్టమైనTelugu
- หนาThai
- yoğun, kalınTurkish
- товстийUkrainian
- موٹا, موٹیUrdu
- dàyVietnamese
- דיקYiddish
- 厚Chinese
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