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thick
[ thik ]
adjective
- having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin:
a thick slice.
- measured, as specified, between opposite surfaces, from top to bottom, or in a direction perpendicular to that of the length and breadth; (of a solid having three general dimensions) measured across its smallest dimension:
a board one inch thick.
- composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together; dense: a thick forest.
a thick fog;
a thick forest.
- filled, covered, or abounding (usually followed by with ):
tables thick with dust.
- husky or hoarse; not distinctly articulated:
The patient's speech is still quite thick.
- markedly so (as specified):
a thick German accent.
Synonyms: decided, pronounced, strong
- deep or profound:
thick darkness.
- (of a liquid) heavy or viscous:
a thick syrup.
- Informal. close in friendship; intimate.
- disagreeably excessive or exaggerated:
They thought it a bit thick when he called himself a genius.
adverb
- in a thick manner.
- close together; closely packed:
The roses grew thick along the path.
- in a manner to produce something thick:
Slice the cheese thick.
noun
- the thickest, densest, or most crowded part:
in the thick of the fight.
thick
/ θɪk /
adjective
- of relatively great extent from one surface to the other; fat, broad, or deep
a thick slice of bread
- postpositive of specific fatness
ten centimetres thick
- ( in combination )
a six-inch-thick wall
- having a relatively dense consistency; not transparent
thick soup
- abundantly covered or filled
a piano thick with dust
- impenetrable; dense
a thick fog
- stupid, slow, or insensitive
a thick person
- throaty or badly articulated
a voice thick with emotion
- (of accents, etc) pronounced
- informal.very friendly (esp in the phrase thick as thieves )
- a bit thickunfair or excessive
- a thick ear informal.a blow on the ear delivered as punishment, in anger, etc
adverb
- in order to produce something thick
to slice bread thick
- profusely; in quick succession (esp in the phrase thick and fast )
- lay it on thick informal.
- to exaggerate a story, statement, etc
- to flatter excessively
noun
- a thick piece or part
- the thickthe busiest or most intense part
- through thick and thinin good times and bad
Derived Forms
- ˈthickly, adverb
- ˈthickish, adjective
Other Words From
- thickish adjective
- thickly adverb
- over·thick adjective
- over·thickly adverb
- over·thickness noun
- super·thick adjective
- un·thick adjective
- un·thickly adverb
- un·thickness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of thick1
Word History and Origins
Origin of thick1
Idioms and Phrases
- lay it on thick, Informal. to praise excessively; flatter:
He's laying it on thick because he wants you to do him a favor.
- through thick and thin, under favorable and unfavorable conditions; steadfastly:
We have been friends for 20 years, through thick and thin.
More idioms and phrases containing thick
- blood is thicker than water
- lay it on thick
- plot thickens
- through thick and thin
Example Sentences
Fans generally believe that the ideal oat porridge should be thick enough to offer some resistance, but smooth enough to go down easily.
We’re moving away from the convention period of the race and into the thick of the election.
Then we woke up with its thick, hot smoke upon us and realized it was smothering our lives.
The wheels are 200 millimeters thick, and can maintain great speed and a smooth ride over almost any city street or sidewalk.
A slimmer knife will be more comfortable to carry than a thicker one.
But the people from Valley Stream had such a thick New York accent that was all around me.
His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck.
At the highest navigable point of the Congo River, thick jungle creates an impenetrable wall of green around a large island.
Small rooms off its graffiti-covered foyer provide shelter from the thick rain that can unexpectedly, and vengefully, hit.
The Barclays Center where the Duke and Duchess will be seated would have stood in thick of where the pivotal action transpired.
We stumbled along, close up, for the thick-piled clouds still hung their light-obscuring banners over the sky.
The eyebrows were low and thick, the upper lip was sensitive, quivering sometimes as she talked, but the lower was firm and full.
Cystin crystals are colorless, highly refractive, rather thick, hexagonal plates with well-defined edges.
In a voice thick with the torturing rage of impotence he gave the order upon which the grim Parisian insisted.
She locks the door behind them, and throws the key among the nettles that grew in a thick grove at her right.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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