thick

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If you're going to launch products, build up your thick skin now.

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Quick take

the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of thick gathered in one view.

noun

the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"

adjective

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"

adjective

having component parts closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for thick.

noun

the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"

adjective

having component parts closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"

adjective

relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"

adjective

spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"

adjective

having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"

See also: compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset

adjective

hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"

adjective

(of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

adjective

(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"

adjective

(used informally) stupid

adjective

abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"

adverb

with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"

adverb

in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick"

Example sentences

If you're going to launch products, build up your thick skin now.

OP is a middle-aged man with a short, thick neck.

This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's!

But the politics were too thick and toxic to touch.

Not too thick or too big at all, and very much on par with typical men's watches.

Upon settling back into the driver seat, with a big smile and a thick French accent, he said, "I am Batman.

Or expressed surprise that the Vogue Spring edition is the one where they show off new styles, which is why it's so thick and has so few ads.

To honest it is less obtrusive in my pocket than my Motorola Droid 3 was, that thing sat in my pocket like a thick brick.

Maybe paid shills are really required on such sites, it takes a thick skin to waste your time here Maybe should've started with 'I know I will be downvoted..." but then people don't like it because they think such comments are trolling for karma.

They look thick and serious, but if you actually read the claims, you will soon realize that it's nothing but an obvious and straightforward procedure for deciding when and with whom to establish a VPN.

I know Japanese and Chinese people who have "use names", because some white folks think Hideyuki is a mouthful and couldn't guess that he's a man. I know neighborhoods in Chicago where Irish Catholics are so thick on the ground that you'd better come up with a nickname if you're a Patrick or a Mary because otherwise half the class will have a hash collision with you.