THICK
What does "THICK" mean?
Having a large distance between opposite surfaces; not thin.
Meanings
- Having a relatively large extent from one surface to the opposite one. He cut a thick slice of bread.
- Densely packed, set close together, or hard to see through. The forest grew so thick the path vanished.
- Of a liquid, having a heavy, viscous consistency. Stir until the sauce is thick enough to coat the spoon.
- Stupid or slow to understand. Don't be thick - it was obviously a joke. informal
- In a thick or dense manner. Insults came thick and fast.
- The most intense or busiest part of something. She loved being in the thick of the action.
Word origin
From Old English 'þicce' (dense, thick), from Proto-Germanic '*þeku-', cognate with German 'dick' and Dutch 'dik'.
Remember it
THICK ends in a hard '-ick', a blunt, heavy sound that matches a slab too dense to bend.
A little poem
The fog rolled thick across the bay-
it kept its secrets, and the ships, away.
couplet
Wordplay
- Friends should be thick - both as in close, and as in too dense to leave you.
What it teaches
Thick walls keep the cold out but the company too; density protects and isolates in the same breath.
Quick facts
What does THICK mean?
Having a large distance between opposite surfaces; not thin.
Is THICK a valid word?
Yes — THICK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is THICK?
THICK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does THICK come from?
From Old English 'þicce' (dense, thick), from Proto-Germanic '*þeku-', cognate with German 'dick' and Dutch 'dik'.
What can THICK teach us?
Thick walls keep the cold out but the company too; density protects and isolates in the same breath.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.