thicker

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T0163300 (thĭk)adj. thick·er, thick·est 1. a. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin: a thick board.b. Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension: two inches thick.2. Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset: a thick neck.3. Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense: a thick forest.4. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency: thick tomato sauce.5. Having a great number; abounding: a room thick with flies.6. Impenetrable by the eyes: a thick fog.7. a. Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred: thick speech.b. Very noticeable; pronounced: has a thick accent.8. Informal Lacking mental agility; stupid.9. Informal Very friendly; intimate: thick friends.10. Informal Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.adv.1. In a thick manner; deeply or heavily: Seashells lay thick on the beach.2. In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely: Dozens of braids hung thick from the back of her head.3. So as to be thick; thickly: Slice the bread thick for the best French toast.n.1. The thickest part.2. The most active or intense part: in the thick of the fighting.Idiom: thick and thin Good and bad times: They remained friends through thick and thin.

[Middle English thicke, from Old English thicce; see tegu- in Indo-European roots.]

thick′ish adj.thick′ly adv.

thicker

concave lens, convex lens - A concave lens is thinner at the center; a convex lens is thicker at the center.
plank, board - A plank is thicker than a board.
clotted cream - Cream made thicker and richer by cooking.
skin - The term for the thin, tight covering on carrots, potatoes, grapes, and peaches—but also the thicker covering of bananas and avocados.

thicker

blood is thicker than (something)

Family is more important than anything else. The common version of the phrase is "Blood is thicker than water." There was no way I was going to stay at that company after they fired my brother. Blood is thicker than business.See also: blood, thicker

blood is thicker than water

Family is more important than anything else. Can't you give your sister a job at your company? Blood is thicker than water! My relatives insist that blood is thicker than water, but I just can't blindly condone the bizarre things that some of them do.See also: blood, thicker, water

Blood is thicker than water.

and Blood runs thicker than water.Prov. People who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to people outside the family. My friends invited me to go camping on Saturday, but I have to go to my cousin's wedding instead. Blood is thicker than water, after all. If you ever need help, don't ask your friends. Come home and ask us, your family. Blood runs thicker than water.See also: blood, thicker, water

blood is thicker than water

Family ties are closer than other relationships. For example, Nancy will drop everything to help her sister; blood is thicker than water. Alluding to the fact that water evaporates without leaving a mark whereas blood leaves a stain, this proverb was first recorded about 1412. See also: blood, thicker, water

blood is thicker than water

You say blood is thicker than water, to mean that someone's loyalty to their family is greater than their loyalty to anyone else. Families have their problems and jealousies, but blood is thicker than water. `If Colonel Roosevelt is a candidate,' he told a reporter, `I will not run against him. You know blood is thicker than water.'See also: blood, thicker, water

blood is thicker than water

family loyalties are stronger than other relationships.See also: blood, thicker, water

blood is thicker than ˈwater

(saying) your family is more important than other people: Tony was angry with his brother for a while, but blood is thicker than water, and in the end he forgave him.See also: blood, thicker, water

blood is thicker than water

Family ties mean more than friendship. The term is based on the idea that water evaporates without leaving a mark, whereas blood leaves a stain. It dates from the Middle Ages and appears figuratively— that is, implying the importance of a blood relationship over all others—in John Ray’s proverb collection of 1670, as well as in numerous later writings. See also: blood, thicker, water

单词	thicker
释义	thicker thick T0163300 (thĭk)adj. thick·er, thick·est 1. a. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin: a thick board.b. Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension: two inches thick.2. Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset: a thick neck.3. Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense: a thick forest.4. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency: thick tomato sauce.5. Having a great number; abounding: a room thick with flies.6. Impenetrable by the eyes: a thick fog.7. a. Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred: thick speech.b. Very noticeable; pronounced: has a thick accent.8. Informal Lacking mental agility; stupid.9. Informal Very friendly; intimate: thick friends.10. Informal Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.adv.1. In a thick manner; deeply or heavily: Seashells lay thick on the beach.2. In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely: Dozens of braids hung thick from the back of her head.3. So as to be thick; thickly: Slice the bread thick for the best French toast.n.1. The thickest part.2. The most active or intense part: in the thick of the fighting.Idiom: *thick and thin* Good and bad times: They remained friends through thick and thin. [Middle English thicke, from Old English thicce; see tegu- in Indo-European roots.] thick′ish adj.thick′ly adv. thicker concave lens, convex lens - A concave lens is thinner at the center; a convex lens is thicker at the center. plank, board - A plank is thicker than a board. clotted cream - Cream made thicker and richer by cooking. skin - The term for the thin, tight covering on carrots, potatoes, grapes, and peaches—but also the thicker covering of bananas and avocados. thicker blood is thicker than (something) Family is more important than anything else. The common version of the phrase is "Blood is thicker than water." There was no way I was going to stay at that company after they fired my brother. Blood is thicker than business.See also: blood, thicker blood is thicker than water Family is more important than anything else. Can't you give your sister a job at your company? Blood is thicker than water! My relatives insist that blood is thicker than water, but I just can't blindly condone the bizarre things that some of them do.See also: blood, thicker, water Blood is thicker than water. and Blood runs thicker than water.Prov. People who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to people outside the family. My friends invited me to go camping on Saturday, but I have to go to my cousin's wedding instead. Blood is thicker than water, after all. If you ever need help, don't ask your friends. Come home and ask us, your family. Blood runs thicker than water.See also: blood, thicker, water blood is thicker than water Family ties are closer than other relationships. For example, Nancy will drop everything to help her sister; blood is thicker than water. Alluding to the fact that water evaporates without leaving a mark whereas blood leaves a stain, this proverb was first recorded about 1412. See also: blood, thicker, water blood is thicker than water You say blood is thicker than water, to mean that someone's loyalty to their family is greater than their loyalty to anyone else. Families have their problems and jealousies, but blood is thicker than water. `If Colonel Roosevelt is a candidate,' he told a reporter, `I will not run against him. You know blood is thicker than water.'See also: blood, thicker, water blood is thicker than water family loyalties are stronger than other relationships.See also: blood, thicker, water blood is thicker than ˈwater (saying) your family is more important than other people: Tony was angry with his brother for a while, but blood is thicker than water, and in the end he forgave him.See also: blood, thicker, water blood is thicker than water Family ties mean more than friendship. The term is based on the idea that water evaporates without leaving a mark, whereas blood leaves a stain. It dates from the Middle Ages and appears figuratively— that is, implying the importance of a blood relationship over all others—in John Ray’s proverb collection of 1670, as well as in numerous later writings. See also: blood, thicker, water MedicalSeethick
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