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thick

/θɪk/
noun
  1. The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

    "It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

  2. A thicket.

  3. A stupid person; a fool.

verb
  1. To thicken.

adjective
  1. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

    Similar: broad

  2. Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

    "I want some planks that are two inches thick."

  3. Heavy in build; thickset.

    "He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."

    Similar: chunky, solid, stocky, thickset

Synonymsbroad, chummy, close, close-knit, friendly, intimate
Antonymsbrainy, intelligent, smart, free-flowing, runny, scant
adverb
  1. In a thick manner.

    "Snow lay thick on the ground."

  2. Frequently or numerously.

    "The arrows flew thick and fast around us."

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