Thick θɪk People Head Covered Dust Large Adjective

• a thick slice of bread
• a thick book (= one that has a lot of pages)
• a thick coat (= one made of heavy cloth)
• thick fingers

thick

1. having a larger distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal
• a thick slice of bread
• a thick book (= one that has a lot of pages)
• a thick coat (= one made of heavy cloth)
• thick fingers
• Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust.
2. used to ask about or state the distance between opposite sides or surfaces
• How thick are the walls?
• They're two feet thick.
3. growing closely together in large numbers
• thick dark hair
• This breed of cattle has a very thick coat.
• His eyebrows were thick and bushy.
• a thick forest
4. not flowing very easily
• thick soup
• The effect will be ruined if the paint is too thick.
5. difficult to see through; difficult to breathe in
• The plane crashed in thick fog.
• thick smoke
• Thick cloud covered the sky.
• The air was thick with dust.
• The atmosphere was thick with tension.
6. having a large number of people or a large amount of something in one place
• The beach was thick with sunbathers.
7. slow to learn or understand things
• See related entries: Stupid
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/stupid/thick_2
• Are you thick, or what?
8. easily recognized as being from a particular country or area
• synonym strong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/strong
• a thick Brooklyn accent
9. deep and not as clear as normal, especially because of illness or emotion
• His voice was thick with emotion.
10. very friendly with somebody, especially in a way that makes other people suspicious
• See related entries: Friends
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/friends/thick_3
• You seem to be very thick with the boss!
11. family relationships are stronger than any others
12. to hit somebody/be hit on the head as a punishment
• You’ll get a thick ear if you’re not careful!
13. very friendly, especially in a way that makes other people suspicious
14. very stupid
15. a physical condition in which your head is painful or you cannot think clearly as a result of an illness or of drinking too much alcohol
• You’re going to have a thick head in the morning!
16. used to show that you are annoyed that somebody does not understand something
• When will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to see you again!
17. the ability to accept criticism, insults, etc. without becoming upset
• opposite a thin skin
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/thin_1
18. if people or things are thick/thin on the ground, there are a lot/not many of them in a place
• Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.
• Security officers were thick on the ground during the King’s visit.

Extra Examples

• The air had grown thick and smoky.
• The paint is getting too thick. I’ll have to thin it down.
• Use fairly thick wads of newspaper.
• a screen of trees thick enough to conceal the building entirely
• Are you thick or what?
• Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust.
• He cut two thick slices of bread.
• I think some of them are basically just thick.
• I’m not completely thick, you know.
• If you weren’t so thick you’d have spotted them coming!
• She padded noiselessly across the thick carpet.
• She’s not as thick as she looks!
• That’s a very thick book.
• They’re two feet thick.

Word Origin

• Old English thicce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dik and German dick.