thick1 adjectivethick2 adverbthick3 noun
thickthick1 /θɪk/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative thicker, superlative thickest) 
WORD ORIGINthick1
Origin:
Old English thicceEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Thick clouds of black smoke went up from the oil fires.
- thick spaghetti sauce
- thick vegetable soup
- Thicker curtains will give you more privacy.
- a thick blanket of fog
- a thick forest
- a thick layer of frosting
- a thick slice of bread
- Bill's voice was thick and gruff.
- He's a nice boy, but he's a bit thick, isn't he?
- If you want to make the sauce thicker, add flour.
- In the hills, all the houses are surrounded by thick brush.
- Is this gravy thick enough?
- It's an old house with very thick stone walls.
- Not wishing to appear thick, but what exactly are you doing?
- shoes with thick rubber soles
- Some of the students they let in these days are as thick as two short planks.
- The ground was covered in a thick layer of snow.
- You have such thick, beautiful hair.
- I prod it with a fork and brown it on the fire before introducing it to the thick slice of toast.
- She landed flat on her face in thick mud.
- Stark clasped his thick hands behind his head.
- The thick walls insulate against the winter cold.
- The ceiling was low and there was a thick, suffocating feel to the air and a stale, old stench.
- The mortar joints between bricks were thick, generally about the same as the bricks themselves.
- The running lights flashed off and a thick silence filled up the day.
- The tensions aboard the boat are as thick and ominous as thunderstorm clouds gathering over the ocean.
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if something such as a wall, a book, or a piece of glass is thick , there is a large distance between its two flat surfaces: · It's an old house with very thick stone walls.· The ground was covered in a thick layer of snow.· a thick slice of bread· shoes with thick rubber soles· Thicker curtains will give you more privacy.
especially British thick, solid, and heavy: · She wore a lot of chunky silver jewellery.· a sweater with chunky buttons· The books were small, chunky, and bright, specially designed for babies.
a fat book, envelope, wallet etc is a book, envelope etc that is thick because there is a lot in it - use this especially as a humorous way of describing something that looks very thick: · He pulled out a fat wallet stuffed with banknotes.· A tall man was smoking a fat cigar.· a big fat book· The children's fat Christmas stockings bulged with surprises.
heavy cloth or clothes are thick and usually warm: · He wore a heavy jacket and a wool ski hat.· The curtains were made of a heavy dark fabric which kept out all draughts and light.
ways of talking about how thick something is · The price of the glass will depend on how thick it is.· How thick is the ice on the lake now?· Check to see how thick the insulation is in your attic, and add more if necessary.
use this to say exactly how thick something is: · Cut the carrots into slices about half an inch thick.· In some places, the walls are over two metres thick.· Betts said the file on Mr Sorney was 10 inches thick.
the distance between the opposite surfaces of a solid object or material: · It's about the same thickness as a £1 coin.· The cheese slicer can be adjusted to cut slices of different thicknesses.
a liquid that is almost solid a thick liquid flows slowly because it is almost solid: · If you want to make the sauce thicker, add flour.· thick vegetable soup
a liquid that is lumpy contains small solid pieces, so it is not as smooth as it should be: · This gravy is lumpy.· I hate lumpy porridge.
thick and smooth like cream: · The tomato soup was hot, creamy and delicious.· Add the chocolate to the butter and eggs, stirring the mixture until it is thick and creamy.
if a liquid is smooth , it is thick and has no lumps in it, especially because it has been mixed very well: · Beat the eggs and flour until they are smooth.· Blend the strawberries with a little icing sugar in a food processor until it forms a smooth purée.
a soft and usually sticky mixture of liquid and another substance, which you can spread easily: · Mix the flour in just enough milk to make a smooth paste.· Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds.· He made a paste of mud and water.
not intelligent also not too bright/intelligent/clever/smart someone who is not very bright/intelligent/clever/smart is unable to learn and understand things quickly and easily: · Sometimes I think Sheila just isn't very bright.· Saja may be handsome, but he's not too smart.· Franco works hard but he isn't really very intelligent.· He treated me like a young and not very clever child.
not at all intelligent: · She talks to us as if we're completely stupid.· Poor Larry's too stupid to realize when you're making fun of him.· It's only stupid people who believe in all that astrology mumbo-jumbo.
especially American, spoken not at all intelligent: · The athletic guys were seen as 'cute but dumb'.· You're so dumb, Clarissa!· If we look dumb enough, someone's bound to come and help us out.
British informal not at all intelligent: · He's a nice boy, but he's a bit thick, isn't he?· Not wishing to appear thick, but what exactly are you doing?as thick as two short planks (=very stupid): · Some of the students they let in these days are as thick as two short planks.
informal unintelligent and very slow to learn: · She's not the brightest kid in the class -- in fact, she's quite dim.· I'm playing a guy who's well-meaning but kind of dim.
informal completely stupid: · My sister's latest boyfriend is pretty brainless; it's impossible to have a conversation with him.· 'You brainless scum!' he shouted after the departing boys.
British informal very stupid - use this especially to describe someone who looks stupid or who never has their own ideas: · He just sat there with his mouth open looking really gormless.· a grinning, gormless boy
formal not as intelligent as most people: · It would be a mistake to assume that all football players are unintelligent.· He may not be as bright as his sister, but he's far from unintelligent.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The furniture was thick with dust (=there was thick dust on the furniture). The walls are about two meters thick. The air was thick with cigarette smoke. Olga speaks English with a thick Russian accent.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. Her feet sank into the thick pile of the rug. a deep pile carpet Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin.
The furniture was thick with dust (=there was thick dust on the furniture). The walls are about two meters thick. The air was thick with cigarette smoke. (=very stupid)
Olga speaks English with a thick Russian accent. (=very noticeable)· She spoke with a strong Scottish accent.· a broad Australian accent
· The thick carpet felt warm under her feet.
(also dense cloud formal)· By midday, heavy clouds had spread across the sky.
British English· Pour some thick cream over the strawberries.
(=made of thick material)· Heavy curtains help to keep the house warm.
literary:· All around her was the deep darkness of a winter night.
(=great in amount and difficult to see through)· The two lorries collided in heavy fog.
(=with trees that are growing close together)· The country we passed through was once thick forest.
(=with lenses that are thick)· She peered up at them through thick glasses.
· She had thick hair down to her waist.
· Thick ice was preventing the ship from moving.
A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. (=having lips that are thin, or large and round)
· Outside, a heavy mist obscured everything.
Her feet sank into the thick pile of the rug. a deep pile carpet· Cut the aubergine into thick slices.
· Thick smoke spread through the building.
· Wear thick socks and boots.
(=having soles that are thick, made of leather etc)
· Lunch consisted of a thick vegetable soup.
Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin. (=having a thin, thick etc waist)
· Curtains hung from a thick wire.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· I've sliced the bread too thick.· If too thick, thin with a small amount of apple cider.· Aerosol resist coating too thick: - increase exposure time or use spray more sparingly.· Add a bit more milk if sauce is too thick.· If too thick for easy brushing, then the varnish can be thinned with white spirit.· It sounds like his tongue is too thick for his mouth.· Their faces were too strong, their arms were too thick, their shoulders were wrong.
· The columns are circular, very thick and have cubiform capitals.· The area we were in was triple-canopy jungle, with very thick, huge trees.· Do not be tempted to make too large a frame from cardboard, unless it is very thick indeed.· The mixture should get very thick. 5.· A closer look and I realized that it was not fog but smoke, and very thick at that.· I walked through hardwood forest of very thick sugar maples and yellow birches.· Whisk eggs, sugar and essence for 5 mins until pale, very thick and whisk leaves a trail. 2.· Cook until sauce is very thick.
NOUN· He wandered along the thick carpets through to the main drawing room.· Underneath the maps she felt the bare concrete of the warehouse, not the thick carpet of the Mayor's office.· I stepped out on to a floor of empty desks set on an acre or more of thick carpet.· Lino and thick carpets cover the floor.· He scuttled across the rich thick carpet like a toddler, making her laugh.· They have variable suction for cleaning delicate curtains, as well as thick carpet, and filters that take out allergens as well as dust.· It was a high-ceilinged, gracious room with thick carpet under-foot and rich curtains over the windows.
· On approaching the high ground before the Alps themselves we all encountered thick cloud, despite the season, and icing.· The sun was down, but there was still light buried in the thick clouds patrolling the sky.· A thick cloud of mosquitoes had arrived on time and soon settled on everything and everybody.· By morning thick clouds drift over, but the sky between them is deep blue and occasionally the sun peeks through.· Unfortunately the fireworks must have seeded the thick clouds overhead because it absolutely poured with rain, and we got soaked.· Dark clouds rolled over denser, thicker clouds and merged with them.· When they reached the stairway the flights of stairs were almost obscured by the thick clouds of smoke.· It was like walking into a thick cloud.
· This lasted for half an hour; however, thick fog and bad bumps kept throwing them off course.· He was walking home in a thick fog, wondering when the crisp, blue skies of autumn might appear.· Time allowed 00:22 Read in studio Four people have been injured in an accident in thick fog.· By the time we reached the island, dusk was falling and a thick fog had rolled in.· Owing to the thick fog all day long, we had to take extra precautions on the road parts of the walk.· I locked up the office and walked out of the student center into a thick fog.· The accident happened last night in thick fog on the M-forty.· We traveled in thick fog and through whorls of brown blowing mist, which made the woods ghostly.
· Spinneys and woods are all that remain of once thick forest cover.· We stood on the shoulder and peered down through the thick forest of old fir and knew he was there somewhere.· In such places the abundant rains produce a tall thick forest beneath which the air is constantly warm and humid.· The country we passed through was once thick forest.· Hundreds of kilos of muscle and fat manage to snap not even the tiniest twig as they move through thick forest.· At its foot, the pastures of the valley divide it from the thick forest which rises up the facing mountain.· Lush mountains, fragrant spice and tea plantations drift via thick forests to fabulous sandy beaches and the stunning Arabian Sea.· Greens hope to rally crowds to block the road-building crews as they hack their way into the thick forest.
· He had thick glasses and his hearing was not too good towards the end of his umpiring days.· His eyes were closed behind thick glasses, and his expression was prayerful and vaguely pained.· Each station has a cutaway wall, framed behind thick glass, showing the strata through which the archaeologists dug.· But although it only takes a few minutes, life without thick glasses has a cost.· He was an old man, blinking behind very thick glasses.· The inspector of schools was a small man with thick glasses who moved in a shuffle.· Rain lashed at the windows with a new intensity, beating at the thick glass as though demanding entry.· Ready-cut slabs of thick glass on top of painted, lacquered or carpeted wooden cubes make stunning tables and provide storage space.
· His thick hair, still damp and scored with comb marks, was springing back into its usual lustrous waves.· Her thick hair fell forward over her face.· Feeling weightless and soft, she slid her arms further round him, her fingers pushing into his thick hair.· McMurphy walks up and down in front of that bench, running his hand around in that thick hair.· His thick hair smelled of incense.· Black thick hair, a little greasy, shaped, unfashionably for these times, in Elvis Presley style.· She had big dark eyes and fine lashes, and she kept her thick hair pulled severely back.
· The jaws are armed with spine-like mouth papillae, otherwise covered by thick skin which obscures the associated plates.· They have a good, thick skin.· As with all hams, the thick skin is removed before sale or serving.· We often talk among ourselves about developing thicker skins.· A prerequisite of being a member of our party is a thick skin and a sense of humour.· She will just have to grow a thicker skin.· It requires a high level of stamina, a thick skin and a flexible mind.· A clear brow argues A thick skin.
· Let him do six months or a year, to get it through his thick skull that he done wrong.· Orcs have large heads with huge jaws but tiny foreheads behind which lurk a thick skull and not very much brain.· Neither you nor they seem to be able to get this obvious point through your thick skulls.· In fact Pachycephalosaurus had a 10-inch thick skull, and probably used it as a battering ram in ritual contests.· Maybe that had even penetrated his thick skull.· She couldn't get it into her thick skull that being gay just happens.· You'd better get that through your thick skull!
· All three were firing now, but the thick smoke was confusing them; they couldn't see properly through their masks.· For the stunt, De Cagny trained Clovis to slink low to the ground with thick smoke overhead.· But they were beaten back by thick smoke before they could reach young Sandy Lee.· I can just barely make out the forms of the fire-fighters through the thick smoke.· Neighbours called the fire brigade, who battled through thick smoke to find Sam behind the fridge in the kitchen.· Flames shot up amidst coils of thick smoke that blackened our kitchen walls and ceiling.· Five people were rescued from their burning flat and 30 others were led to safety after thick smoke spread through the building.· You couldn't through thick smoke, however much you wanted to.
· Insulated by thick walls, ceiling and door the ice would last throughout the summer heat.· The thick walls insulate against the winter cold.· Rising all around are thick walls of rough-cut travertine, the slightly golden stone that dominates the view from the freeway.· Instead of endeavouring to penetrate its ten-foot thick walls, the rebels invited Grenville out to parley.· Once inside, I mounted the battlements and explored hidden alcoves carved into the thick walls.· There were one or two built into each thick wall of the rectangular keep.· For thicker walls, a special soffit extension strip can be used between the two sections 6.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► give somebody a thick ear/get a thick ear► (it’s) a bit thickPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► give somebody a thick ear► have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair► somebody can’t get it into their (thick) skull
- If the security forces are thick on the ground and loyalist gunmen commit murder it is the result of collusion.
- It searches for heroes in the knowledge that villains are thick on the ground.
- They were thickest on the ground in Norfolk and the clothing places of Suffolk.
- Some people have thick skins, others have thin ones and are more easily hurt.
- All among the trees, the birds are thick as thieves and noisy as conventioneers.
- Then they'd be as thick as thieves again.
- A mosquito net was providentially suspended above the bed; the creek was certain to be thick with insects when night fell.
- Building societies were converting into banks, insurance companies were changing their status, the air was thick with windfalls.
- Even places, especially this house whose air is thick with the past.
- Everywhere was thick with greenish slime and off-white guano in this great bird slum.
- The air was thick with hatred, and with the threat of a mob out of control.
- The air was thick with sawdust and the sweet smell of freshly cut wood.
- The shallow water was thick with paddling children.
- For most cannibals, blood is thicker than water.
- He laid it on top of one of the garbage cans lined up in front of his building.
- I laid it on soil; the shoulders managed a few slow twitches, pulled it an inch forward.
- I laid it on the line.
- I took a card out and laid it on the counter.
- She laid it on the floor of the car.
- She took her coat off and laid it on the bed.
- Tenderly she laid it on the bed.
- That way, unless I've really laid it on thick, I can get along at a cracking pace.
- Some people have thick skins, others have thin ones and are more easily hurt.
WORD FAMILYnounthickthicknessthickenerthickeningthickoadjectivethickverbthickenadverbthickly
1not thin if something is thick, there is a large distance or a larger distance than usual between its two opposite surfaces or sides OPP thin: a thick oak door a thick slice of homemade bread He was wearing thick glasses. short thick fingers thick wool socks (=socks that are heavy and warm) If you want a thicker blanket, there are more here in the closet. The meat is done when the thickest part turns from pink to white.thick with The furniture was thick with dust (=there was thick dust on the furniture).2measurement measuring a particular distance between two opposite sides or surfaces of something3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick The walls are about two meters thick. How thick should the glass in the tank be? This layer of brain tissue is no thicker than 2 mm.3trees/bushes etc growing very close together or having a lot of leaves SYN dense: birds hiding in the thick undergrowththick with The walls were thick with ivy.4smoke/cloud etc filling the air, and difficult to see through or breathe in SYN dense: thick fogthick with The air was thick with cigarette smoke.5liquid almost solid, and therefore flowing very slowly, or not flowing at all: For a thicker gravy, add more flour. The paint is too thick.6hair/fur having a lot of hair or fur: She ran her fingers through her thick brown hair.7stupid British English informal a thick person is stupid: He’s a nice guy, but he’s a bit thick.(as) thick as two short planks (=very stupid)8voice a)if someone has a thick accent, the way they speak shows clearly which particular place or part of a country they come froma thick German/Yorkshire etc accent Olga speaks English with a thick Russian accent. b)if someone’s voice is thick, it is not as clear or high as usual, for example because they are upset: Bill’s voice was thick and gruff.thick with Her voice was thick with emotion.9large amount especially written containing a lot of people or things: The cod were so thick in the water that they caught thousands very quickly.thick with The roads were thick with holiday traffic.10be thick on the ground British English to be present or available in large amounts or numbers OPP thin on the ground: Cheap houses aren’t as thick on the ground as they used to be.11have a thick skin to not care if people criticize you or do not like you → thick-skinned12friendly be (as) thick as thieves if two people are as thick as thieves, they are very friendly with each other and seem to share a lot of secrets, making other people think they are hiding or planning something: Lately Nick and Lou have been as thick as thieves.13give somebody a thick ear/get a thick ear British English spoken to hit someone or be hit on the head, as a punishment: Any more cheek from you and you’ll get a thick ear.14be thick with somebody old-fashioned to be very friendly with someone15(it’s) a bit thick British English old-fashioned used to say something is a little unfair or annoyingthick1 adjectivethick2 adverbthick3 noun
thickthick2 adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Slice the cheese a little thicker.
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if something such as a wall, a book, or a piece of glass is thick , there is a large distance between its two flat surfaces: · It's an old house with very thick stone walls.· The ground was covered in a thick layer of snow.· a thick slice of bread· shoes with thick rubber soles· Thicker curtains will give you more privacy.
especially British thick, solid, and heavy: · She wore a lot of chunky silver jewellery.· a sweater with chunky buttons· The books were small, chunky, and bright, specially designed for babies.
a fat book, envelope, wallet etc is a book, envelope etc that is thick because there is a lot in it - use this especially as a humorous way of describing something that looks very thick: · He pulled out a fat wallet stuffed with banknotes.· A tall man was smoking a fat cigar.· a big fat book· The children's fat Christmas stockings bulged with surprises.
heavy cloth or clothes are thick and usually warm: · He wore a heavy jacket and a wool ski hat.· The curtains were made of a heavy dark fabric which kept out all draughts and light.
ways of talking about how thick something is · The price of the glass will depend on how thick it is.· How thick is the ice on the lake now?· Check to see how thick the insulation is in your attic, and add more if necessary.
use this to say exactly how thick something is: · Cut the carrots into slices about half an inch thick.· In some places, the walls are over two metres thick.· Betts said the file on Mr Sorney was 10 inches thick.
the distance between the opposite surfaces of a solid object or material: · It's about the same thickness as a £1 coin.· The cheese slicer can be adjusted to cut slices of different thicknesses.
when a lot of people or things do something at the same time use this to say that a lot of people or things do something, or go or appear somewhere all at the same time: · During the dry season animals gather in large numbers around the water holes.· Young people are leaving the countryside and moving to the city in large numbers.
if people go somewhere in droves , they go in large numbers especially when this surprises you: · Nurses are leaving the profession in droves.· People came in droves to watch the fireworks display.
if people go somewhere in force or in strength a lot of them go together so that there is a large number of them in a particular place: · The police arrived in force to break up the crowd of demonstrators.· If Latino voters turn out in strength for the next election, results could be very different.
if people do something by the hundreds or by the thousands very large groups of them are doing it at the same time: · People in the drought-stricken region are dying by the hundreds.· From all over the country, people came by the thousands to pay respect to their dead leader.
if messages, events etc come thick and fast , a lot of them suddenly come or happen in a short time: · At first no one was interested in the job but now applications are coming in thick and fast.· Rumours flew thick and fast that the company was going to be sold.
to be dying or suddenly becoming ill in large numbers: · In the middle of the cholera epidemic, people were dropping like flies.· When Sam reached 70, it seemed his friends started dying like flies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. Her feet sank into the thick pile of the rug. a deep pile carpet Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin.
(=very noticeable)· She spoke with a strong Scottish accent.· a broad Australian accent
· The thick carpet felt warm under her feet.
(also dense cloud formal)· By midday, heavy clouds had spread across the sky.
British English· Pour some thick cream over the strawberries.
(=made of thick material)· Heavy curtains help to keep the house warm.
literary:· All around her was the deep darkness of a winter night.
(=great in amount and difficult to see through)· The two lorries collided in heavy fog.
(=with trees that are growing close together)· The country we passed through was once thick forest.
(=with lenses that are thick)· She peered up at them through thick glasses.
· She had thick hair down to her waist.
· Thick ice was preventing the ship from moving.
A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. (=having lips that are thin, or large and round)
· Outside, a heavy mist obscured everything.
Her feet sank into the thick pile of the rug. a deep pile carpet· Cut the aubergine into thick slices.
· Thick smoke spread through the building.
· Wear thick socks and boots.
(=having soles that are thick, made of leather etc)
· Lunch consisted of a thick vegetable soup.
Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin. (=having a thin, thick etc waist)
· Curtains hung from a thick wire.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► give somebody a thick ear► have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair► somebody can’t get it into their (thick) skull
1thickly. Many teachers think this is not correct English: - At first no one was interested in the job but now applications are coming in thick and fast.
- Rumors flew thick and fast that the government would close the newspaper.
- Rumours flew thick and fast that the company was going to be sold.
- Callers, suitably and sombrely attired, came thick and fast.
- Finally, may reactions to the paper come thick and fast from all quarters!
- Official recognition of the change came thick and fast during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
- The export market has not taken up the slack, so redundancies are coming thick and fast.
- The form for Swindon can only get better; the games are coming thick and fast.
- The invitations came thick and fast.
- The rumours are growing thick and fast as weeds and de Craon must be their sower.
- They are falling thick and fast, some of them upon our dead, and some upon their own..
- For most cannibals, blood is thicker than water.
- He laid it on top of one of the garbage cans lined up in front of his building.
- I laid it on soil; the shoulders managed a few slow twitches, pulled it an inch forward.
- I laid it on the line.
- I took a card out and laid it on the counter.
- She laid it on the floor of the car.
- She took her coat off and laid it on the bed.
- Tenderly she laid it on the bed.
- That way, unless I've really laid it on thick, I can get along at a cracking pace.
- Some people have thick skins, others have thin ones and are more easily hurt.
peanut butter spread thick2thick and fast arriving or happening very frequently, in large amounts or numbers: Entries have been coming in thick and fast. → lay it on (a bit thick) at laythick1 adjectivethick2 adverbthick3 noun
thickthick3 noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The thickness of the old walls helped keep the rooms warm in winter and cool in summer.
- But it is enough to keep her in the thick of the race.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Then, families stuck together through thick and thin.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. Her feet sank into the thick pile of the rug. a deep pile carpet Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin.
Then, families stuck together through thick and thin. (=very noticeable)· She spoke with a strong Scottish accent.· a broad Australian accent
· The thick carpet felt warm under her feet.
(also dense cloud formal)· By midday, heavy clouds had spread across the sky.
British English· Pour some thick cream over the strawberries.
(=made of thick material)· Heavy curtains help to keep the house warm.
literary:· All around her was the deep darkness of a winter night.
(=great in amount and difficult to see through)· The two lorries collided in heavy fog.
(=with trees that are growing close together)· The country we passed through was once thick forest.
(=with lenses that are thick)· She peered up at them through thick glasses.
· She had thick hair down to her waist.
· Thick ice was preventing the ship from moving.
A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. (=having lips that are thin, or large and round)
· Outside, a heavy mist obscured everything.
Her feet sank into the thick pile of the rug. a deep pile carpet· Cut the aubergine into thick slices.
· Thick smoke spread through the building.
· Wear thick socks and boots.
(=having soles that are thick, made of leather etc)
· Lunch consisted of a thick vegetable soup.
Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin. (=having a thin, thick etc waist)
· Curtains hung from a thick wire.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► give somebody a thick ear► have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair► somebody can’t get it into their (thick) skull
- Williams was wounded in the thick of the battle.
- A.. He really has enjoyed being right in the thick of things and having an input.
- Harvard in the thick of the Ivy League title chase?
- He seems most at home in the thick of a hectic scrap for victory.
- I am not saying he doesn't deserve something if he was in the thick of it.
- Meanwhile, you can picture me in the thick of it.
- She wanted in, right in the thick of it.
- Standing up for what she believed in, fighting in the thick of things, Amelia blossomed.
- The school is in the thick of a war zone between two rival gangs.
- I'm so grateful to Barb- she's supported me through thick and thin.
- The old pull of party allegiance, support for your party through thick and thin, is fading.
- For most cannibals, blood is thicker than water.
- He laid it on top of one of the garbage cans lined up in front of his building.
- I laid it on soil; the shoulders managed a few slow twitches, pulled it an inch forward.
- I laid it on the line.
- I took a card out and laid it on the counter.
- She laid it on the floor of the car.
- She took her coat off and laid it on the bed.
- Tenderly she laid it on the bed.
- That way, unless I've really laid it on thick, I can get along at a cracking pace.
- Some people have thick skins, others have thin ones and are more easily hurt.
WORD FAMILYnounthickthicknessthickenerthickeningthickoadjectivethickverbthickenadverbthickly
1in the thick of something involved in the busiest, most active, most dangerous etc part of a situation: Brown hopes to be back in the thick of the action as soon as possible.2through thick and thin in spite of any difficulties or problems: Then, families stuck together through thick and thin.