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- [thik]
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- /θɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thik]
- /θɪk/
Definitions of thick word
- adjective thick having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice. 1
- adjective thick 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. 1
- adjective thick composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together; dense: a thick fog; a thick forest. 1
- adjective thick filled, covered, or abounding (usually followed by with): tables thick with dust. 1
- adjective thick husky or hoarse; not distinctly articulated: The patient's speech is still quite thick. 1
- adjective thick markedly so (as specified): a thick German accent. 1
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Origin of thick
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English thikke, Old English thicce; cognate with Dutch dik, German dick; akin to Old Norse thykkr (noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Thick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thick
adj thick
- absonant — inharmonious
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- appressed — pressed closely against, but not joined to, a surface
- arm in arm — If two people are walking arm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
noun thick
- betwixt and between — in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
- halfway — to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
- midriff — diaphragm (def 1).
- midsection — the middle section or part of anything.
- midst — the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc. (usually preceded by the): a familiar face in the midst of the crowd; in the midst of the performance.
verb thick
- blub — If someone blubs, they cry because they are unhappy or frightened.
- blubber — Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.
- fatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
- flab — flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
- flabs — flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
adjective thick
- adenoidal — having the nasal tones or impaired breathing of one with enlarged adenoids
- clotted — a mass or lump.
- coagulated — Subject to coagulation.
- coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- consolidated — consolidated (def 2).
Antonyms for thick
adj thick
- akimbo — with hands on hips and elbows bent outward
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
adjective thick
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- cobweblike — Resembling or characteristic of a cobweb.
- crotched — Having a crotch or fork; forked.
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
- emaciated — Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
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