THICK

thick

Noun

  1. The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
    It was mayhem in the thick of battle.
  2. A thicket.

Verb

  1. To thicken.
    The nightmare Life-in-death was she, / Who thicks man's blood with cold. — Coleridge.

Adjective

  1. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
  2. Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
  3. Heavy in build; thickset.
  4. Densely crowded or packed.
  5. Having a viscous consistency.
  6. Abounding in number.
  7. Impenetrable to sight.
  8. Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
  9. Stupid.
  10. Friendly or intimate.
  11. Deep, intense, or profound.

Adverb

  1. In a thick manner.
    Snow lay thick on the ground.
  2. Thickly.
    Bread should be sliced thick to make toast.
  3. Frequently; in great numbers.
    The arrows flew thick and fast around us.


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