thick
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
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,090 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,819 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- 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 thicka thick board
- having component parts closely crowded together a compact shopping centera dense population
- relatively dense in consistency thick creamthick soup
- spoken as if with a thick tongue also: slurred the thick speech of a drunkardhis words were slurred
- having a short and solid form or stature also: compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset a wrestler of compact buildhe was tall and heavyset
- hard to pass through because of dense growth also: dense dense vegetationthick woods
thick in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He detested flattery laid on too thick.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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With a sorrowful look, the mother passed her hand over the boy’s thick hair.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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With the silent forest thick about him Bobby realized that he was no longer alone.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He helped Kit dress, but Kit's clothes were still a little wet in the thick parts.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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He pushed into a thick cover of rhododendrons, and found himself at once caught in a trap.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1