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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "thick"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž, āϚāĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻž

having a long distance between opposite sides
thick definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She bought a thick book that would take her weeks to finish.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āĻŦāχ āĻ•āĻŋāύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž, āϘāύ

(of a piece of clothing, blanket, etc.) made of heavy, dense material that provides warmth and protection
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His thick coat was perfect for the frigid temperatures of the mountain.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϘāύ, āĻ—āĻžāĻĸāĻŧ

having a heavy consistency that resists flowing easily
thick definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After boiling the soup for an hour, it became thick and hearty.
āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ• āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϟāĻŋ āϘāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
03

āϘāύ, āĻ—āĻžāĻĸāĻŧ

(of the air, fog, etc.) heavily packed with particles, moisture, or pollutants, making it difficult to see or breathe
thick definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The air was thick with smoke from the nearby forest fire, making it hard to breathe.
āφāϏāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āĻŦāύ āφāϗ⧁āύ⧇āϰ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϘāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϘāύ, āĻ—āĻšā§€āύ

densely populated or packed, with little space between individuals or elements
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crowd was thick at the concert, making it hard to move around.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āϘāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āϚāϞāĻžāĻĢ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.1

āϘāύ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§‚āϞ

(of hair or fur) grown near together in large numbers or amounts
thick definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat 's thick fur kept it warm during the cold winter months.
4.2

āϘāύ, āĻ—āĻšā§€āύ

(of plants) existing and growing densely close together with little space in between, creating a lush and impenetrable area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hillside was covered in thick underbrush, teeming with wildlife.
āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĸāĻžāϞ āϘāύ āϗ⧁āĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§‡ āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āϤ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž, āϘāύ

(of tongue) affected in a way that makes it difficult to speak clearly, often resulting in unclear speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to explain, but his thick tongue turned his words into a jumble of sounds.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āϜāĻŋāĻ­ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāĻ—āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϚ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
5.1

āϘāύ, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

(of speech) unclear and difficult to understand
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The medication left her with thick speech, causing her words to sound slurred.
āĻ“āώ⧁āϧāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāϕ⧇ āϘāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻļā§‹āύāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž, āĻ­āϰāĻž

(of voices) having a heavy, rough, or unclear quality, often due to emotions, fatigue, or sickness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After catching a cold, her voice became thick and raspy.
āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋ-āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ  āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻļ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āϘāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ

(of an accent) strongly indicative of a particular regional or national speech pattern, making it noticeable and sometimes difficult for others to understand
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite living abroad for years, she still had a thick French accent.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĢāϰāĻžāϏāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀

(of a bond) strong, close, and deeply supportive, often characterized by mutual trust and loyalty
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Even through tough times, their relationship stayed thick and resilient.
āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞāĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻ āύāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—

(of a woman) having a curvy or full-figured body shape
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many admired her for being thick and fit, showcasing a strong and healthy body.
āĻ…āύ⧇āϕ⧇āχ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻ–, āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ

lacking intelligence or slow to understand
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt thick for not understanding the joke everyone else found hilarious.
āϏ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻ•āĻž āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āĻŽāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϘāύ, āĻ—āĻžāĻĸāĻŧ

very strong, intense, or overwhelming in nature or effect
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the power outage continued, the house was filled with thick darkness, making it feel eerie and unfamiliar.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āϰāĻžāϟ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϘāύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āϝāĻž āĻāϕ⧇ āϭ⧁āϤ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

experiencing a dull pain or a heavy, foggy feeling in the head
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The onset of the flu left her with a thick head, dull and aching.
āĻĢā§āϞ⧁āϰ āϏ⧂āϚāύāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀, āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž, āĻ—āĻžāĻĸāĻŧ

(of printing, etc.) having bold, heavy, or broad strokes, making the characters appear dark and prominent
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her handwriting was characterized by thick, bold letters that filled the page.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž

used to indicate that something is being applied or occurring in a way that is dense or heavy in consistency

thickly

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist laid the paint thick on the canvas to create a textured effect.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āχāĻĢ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāϏ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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