thick

Definition

  • adj. 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
  • adj. having component parts closely crowded together
  • adj. relatively dense in consistency
  • adj. (of darkness) very intense

Word forms

Plural
thicks
Comparative
thicker
Superlative
thickest

Example sentences

  1. a.

    The book was so thick that it took me a month to finish it.

  2. adv.

    The fog hung thick over the city, making it hard to see.

  3. n.

    In the thick of the forest, we found a hidden waterfall.

  4. n.

    She used a thick line to draw the outline of the house.