thick

[US]/θɪk/
[UK]/θɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the densest or most crowded part of something; the thickest or most concentrated part of something
adj. having a relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite; having a specified thickness
adv. in a way that is thick or dense; with a great amount of something

Phrases & Collocations

thick hair

thick fog

thick soup

thick sweater

thick foggy

thick layer

thick coat

thick with

thick liquid

thick and fast

thick wall

thick and thin

thick film

thick oil

thick plate

a bit thick

thick forest

thick paper

thick steel plate

thick ice

thick line

thick stick

Example Sentences

the thick of battle.

the thick of the thumb

the thick of the forest

in the thick of the fight

in the thick of the fighting.

a thick bundle of envelopes.

a thick, creamy dressing.

a thick rim of suds.

the thick, slimy mud.

the room was thick with smoke.

Real-world Examples

Here is one an inch thick.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 2

They will stick together through thick and thin.

Source: Pronunciation: Basic Course in American English Pronunciation

The British accents are just way too thick.

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

Each a hundred thousandth of an inch thick.

Source: Humanity: The Story of All of Us

You need to develop a thick skin.

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Version Season 8

Friend, foe, stretched thick together, clay to clay.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

The smoldering wreck fumed thick black smoke.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

A human hair is thousands of times thicker, for example.

Source: VOA Special May 2016 Collection

Belugas have a layer of blubber up to fifteen centimeters thick.

Source: Wild Arctic

But the Russian cats have thick fur to shield them from the cold.

Source: BBC documentary "Planet Earth" Season One Highlights

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