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thick

pronunciation:: thIk
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part of speech:	adjective
inflections:	thicker, thickest
definition 1:	When something is thick, it is big from one side to the other. It is not thin. My dad likes a thick sandwich with a lot of meat.My sister made a lot of icing, so it was very thick on top of the cupcakes.Megan loves her new socks because they're thick and warm. synonyms: fat antonyms: thin similar words: big, broad, deep, wide
definition 2:	When something is three inches thick, it means that it is three inches wide when measured from one side to the other. The ice was only three inches thick, so we couldn't skate on it.We made each chocolate cookie one inch thick. synonyms: deep similar words: broad, wide
definition 3:	When something is thick, it is made up of many things that are close together. When a forest is thick, it means that the trees that make up the forest are very close together and there are a lot of them. It was dark in the thick forest.Alicia has thick black hair. synonyms: dense antonyms: thin similar words: close, compact, compressed
definition 4:	When a substance is thick, it flows slowly. The thick ketchup was hard to get out of the bottle.My mom likes the thick paint she bought for the living room. She says it doesn't drip easily. antonyms: thin similar words: stiff
related words:	dumb, stupid
derivations:	thickish (adj.), thickly (adv.)

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thicken:
to make thick or thicker.
thickness:
a layer of something.

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