thicker

thick  (thk)

adj. thick·er, thick·est

1.

a. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin: a thick board.

b. Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension: two inches thick.

2. Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset: a thick neck.

3. Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense: a thick forest.

4. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency: thick tomato sauce.

5. Having a great number; abounding: a room thick with flies.

6. Impenetrable by the eyes: a thick fog.

7.

a. Not easy to hear or understand; indistinctly articulated: the thick speech of a drunkard.

b. Producing indistinctly articulated sounds: the thick tongues of barbarians.

8. Strongly apparent; conspicuous: a thick brogue.

9. Informal Lacking mental agility; stupid.

10. Informal Very friendly; intimate: thick friends.

11. Informal Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.

adv.

1. In a thick manner; deeply or heavily: Seashells lay thick on the beach.

2. In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely: Dozens of braids hung thick from the back of her head.

3. So as to be thick; thickly: Slice the bread thick for the best French toast.

n.

1. The thickest part.

2. The most active or intense part: in the thick of the fighting.

Idiom:

thick and thin

Good and bad times: They remained friends through thick and thin.

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[Middle English thicke, from Old English thicce; see tegu- in Indo-European roots.]

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thickish adj.

thickly adv.

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thicker

• concave lens, convex lens - A concave lens is thinner at the center; a convex lens is thicker at the center.
• plank, board - A plank is thicker than a board.
• clotted cream - Cream made thicker and richer by cooking.
• skin - The term for the thin, tight covering on carrots, potatoes, grapes, and peaches—but also the thicker covering of bananas and avocados.