Word for the day: thick

thick |θɪk|                                                                            *grueso (en Español)

 
DEFINITION

adjective1 with opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart: thick slices of bread | thick metal cables | the walls are 5 feet thick.• (of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of heavy material: a thick sweater.• (of writing or printing) consisting of broad lines: a headline in thick black type.2 made up of a large number of things or people close together: his hair was long and thick | the road winds through thick forest.• (thick with) densely filled or covered with: the ground was thick with yellow leaves | figurative : the air was thickwith tension.• (of the air or atmosphere, or a substance in the air) opaque, dense, or heavy: a motorway pile-up in thick fog| a thick cloud of smoke.• (of a person's head) having a dull pain or heavy feeling, especially as a result of a hangover or illness.3 (of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely: thick mud.4 informal of low intelligence; stupid: he's a bit thick.5 (of a voice) not clear or distinct; hoarse or husky.• (of an accent) very marked and difficult to understand.6 [ predic. ] informal having a very close, friendly relationship: he's very thick with the new master.

noun (the thick)
the most active or crowded part of something: we were in the thick of the battle.
adverb
in or with deep, dense, or heavy mass: bread spread thick with butter.
PHRASES
be thick on the ground.a bit thick Brit. informal unfair or unreasonable.give someone (or get ) a thick ear Brit. informal punish someone (or be punished) with a blow on the ear or head.have a thick skin.thick and fast rapidly and in great numbers.( as ) thick as a brick another way of saying thick as two planks below.( as ) thick as thieves informal (of two or more people) very close or friendly.( as ) thick as two ( short ) planks (or as a plank )Brit. informal very stupid.the thick end of something Brit. informal the greater part of something: he was borrowing the thick end of £750 every week.through thick and thin under all circumstances, no matter how difficult: they stuck together through thick and thin.
DERIVATIVES
thickish adjective,thickly adverb [ as submodifier ] : thickly carpeted corridors
ORIGIN Old English thicce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dik and German dick .

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