thick

nouns

the location of something surrounded by other things

"in the midst of the crowd"

midst, thick

adjectives

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

"an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"

thick

is derived from

thickness

antonym

thin

is similar to

relatively thick from top to bottom

"deep carpets"; "deep snow"

deep

is similar to

thick in the chest

"a deep-chested breed of dog"

deep-chested

is similar to

having a relatively large diameter

"a fat rope"

fat

is similar to

having a thickness made up of four layers or strands

"four-ply yarns"

four-ply

is similar to

made of fabric having considerable thickness

"a heavy coat"

heavy

is similar to

of relatively large extent and density

"a heavy line"

heavy

is similar to

made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching

quilted

is similar to

made or having become thick

"thickened bronchial arteries"

thickened

is similar to

having a thickness made up of three layers or strands

"three-ply cloth"; "three-ply yarn"

three-ply

is similar to

having a thickness made up of two layers or strands

two-ply

see also

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

"wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"

broad, wide

is an attribute of

the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

thickness

having component parts closely crowded together

"a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"

thick

is similar to

gathered together or made less diffuse

"their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore"

concentrated

relatively dense in consistency

"thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"

thick

is derived from

thickness

antonym

thin

is similar to

thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)

"clotted blood"; "seeds clogged together"

clogged, clotted

is similar to

capable of coagulating and becoming thick

coagulable

is similar to

transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass

"coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"

coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumose, grumous

is similar to

thick like cream

creamy

is similar to

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

"dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"

dense, heavy, impenetrable

is similar to

thick like gelatin

gelatinlike, gelatinous, jellylike

is similar to

forming viscous or glutinous threads

ropey, ropy, stringy, thready

is similar to

having the consistency and appearance of soup

"a soupy fog"

soupy

is similar to

having a relatively high resistance to flow

syrupy, viscous

is similar to

made thick in consistency

"flour-thickened gravy"; "dust-thickened saliva"

thickened

is an attribute of

the property of holding together and retaining its shape

"wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"

body, consistence, consistency, eubstance

is an attribute of

resistance to flow

thickness

spoken as if with a thick tongue

"the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"

slurred, thick

is derived from

thickness

having a short and solid form or stature

"a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"

compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset

hard to pass through because of dense growth

"dense vegetation"; "thick woods"

dense, thick

is derived from

thickness

(of darkness) very intense

"thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

deep, thick

(used informally) associated on close terms

"a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"

buddy-buddy, chummy, thick

(used informally) stupid

blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thick-skulled, thickheaded, wooden-headed

abounding; having a lot of

"the top was thick with dust"

thick

is similar to

present in great quantity

"an abundant supply of water"

abundant

adverbs

with a thick consistency

"the blood was flowing thick"

thick, thickly

in quick succession

"misfortunes come fast and thick"

thick, thickly