Thick

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adv Frequently; fast; quick.

II. Thick ·noun A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.

III. Thick ·superl Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.

IV. Thick ·superl Intimate; very friendly; familiar.

V. Thick ·superl Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.

VI. Thick ·adv Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.

VII. Thick ·vt & ·vi To Thicken.

VIII. Thick ·noun The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.

IX. Thick ·adv To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.

X. Thick ·superl Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.

XI. Thick ·superl Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.

XII. Thick ·superl Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.

XIII. Thick ·superl Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.

XIV. Thick ·superl Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.

XV. Thick ·superl Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length;

— said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.

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