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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: , ,
- 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
/ 胃瑟办 /
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
- 藞迟丑颈肠办濒测, adverb
- 藞迟丑颈肠办颈蝉丑, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 迟丑颈肠办顎僫蝉丑 adjective
- 迟丑颈肠办顎僱测 adverb
- 辞顎僾别谤路迟丑颈肠办顎 adjective
- o顎僾er路迟丑颈肠办顎僱测 adverb
- 辞顎僾别谤路迟丑颈肠办顎僴ess noun
- 蝉耻顎卲别谤路迟丑颈肠办顎 adjective
- 耻苍路迟丑颈肠办顎 adjective
- un路迟丑颈肠办顎僱测 adverb
- 耻苍路迟丑颈肠办顎僴ess noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of thick1
亚洲网紅露点 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
In June 1973, during the opening days of the Senate Watergate Hearings, John Dean revealed the list of "enemies," which had by then expanded to a file "several inches thick."
One told the family that they heard 鈥渂anging on the car window, but I couldn鈥檛 see anything because the smoke was so thick.鈥
Its thick jungle provides cover for those who oppose military rule, but it is difficult to get around, the roads are poor and main highways remain in range of the army's guns.
A day later, fires are still blazing as a thick black cloud of toxic chemicals hangs over the surrounding area.
Born adrenaline averse, I have never sought being in the thick of crowds.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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