thick

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English thikke, from Old English þicce (“thick, dense”), from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz (“thick”), from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (“thick”). === Pronunciation === enPR: thĭk (Received Pronunciation, General American, General Australian) IPA(key): /θɪk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /θɘk/ Rhymes: -ɪk === Adjective === thick (comparative thicker, superlative thickest) Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. Synonyms: broad; see also Thesaurus:wide Antonyms: slim, thin; see also Thesaurus:narrow Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension. Heavy in build; thickset. Synonyms: chunky, solid, stocky, thickset Antonyms: slender, slight, slim, svelte, thin; see also Thesaurus:slender Densely crowded or packed. Synonyms: crowded, dense, packed; see also Thesaurus:compact Antonyms: sparse; see also Thesaurus:diffuse Having a viscous consistency. Synonyms: glutinous, viscous; see also Thesaurus:viscous Antonyms: free-flowing, runny; see also Thesaurus:runny Abounding in number. Synonyms: overflowing, swarming, teeming; see also Thesaurus:plentiful Antonyms: scant, scarce, slight Impenetrable to sight. Synonyms: dense, opaque, solid; see also Thesaurus:opaque Antonyms: thin, transparent; see also Thesaurus:transparent (Of an accent) Prominent, strong. Greatly evocative of one's nationality or place of origin. Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated. Synonyms: unclear; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible Antonyms: clear, lucid; see also Thesaurus:comprehensible (informal) Stupid. Synonyms: dense, (informal) dumb, stupid, (vulgar slang) thick as pigshit, (slang) thick as two short planks; see also Thesaurus:stupid Antonyms: (informal) brainy, intelligent, smart; see also Thesaurus:intelligent (informal) Friendly or intimate. Synonyms: (UK, informal) chummy, close, close-knit, friendly, (informal) pally, intimate, tight-knit Antonym: unacquainted Deep, intense, or profound. Synonyms: great, extreme (academic) Detailed and expansive; substantive. (UK, dated) Troublesome; unreasonable. (slang, chiefly of women) Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips. Alternative forms: (Internet slang) thicc, thic Synonyms: see Thesaurus:voluptuous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === thick (comparative thicker, superlative thickest) In a thick manner. Frequently or numerously. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === thick (plural thicks) The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something. A thicket. (slang) A stupid person; a fool. ==== Derived terms ==== in the thick of, through thick and thin, thick of thins ==== Translations ==== === Verb === thick (third-person singular simple present thicks, present participle thicking, simple past and past participle thicked) (archaic, ambitransitive) To thicken. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:thicken === Determiner === thick Alternative form of thilk (“that same”). == Yola == === Noun === thick alternative form of titch (“a young goat”) === References === Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129