thick
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid…Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
» Did you read that thick book?
Hast du jenes dicke Buch gelesen?
Вы прочли эту толстенную книгу?
Ты прочёл эту толстенную книгу?
Вы читали эту толстенную книгу?
Ты читал эту толстенную книгу?
Ти читав ту товсту книжку?
Meaning
15 sensesRelatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
dick
то́лстыйtólstyj
товсти́йtovstýj
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
I want some planks that are two inches thick.
в толщину́v tolščinú
Heavy in build; thickset.
He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
dick
то́лстыйtólstyj
Densely crowded or packed.
We walked through thick undergrowth.
dicht
(of darkness) densely dark
Having a viscous consistency.
My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
dick
густо́йgustój
густи́йhustýj
abounding; having a lot of
Abounding in number.
The room was thick with reporters.
Seashells lay thick on the beach.
Impenetrable to sight.
We drove through thick fog.
Prominent, strong.
Greatly evocative of one's nationality or place of origin.
He answered me in his characteristically thick Creole patois.
Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.
густо́йgustój
густи́йhustýj
(informal)Stupid.
He was as thick as two short planks.
plump
тупо́йtupój
тупи́йtupýj
(used informally) stupid
(informal)Friendly or intimate.
They were as thick as thieves.
Deep, intense, or profound.
Thick darkness.
Examples
464 sentencesDid you read that thick book?
Ти читав ту товсту книжку?
ruВы прочли эту толстенную книгу?
deHast du jenes dicke Buch gelesen?
The ice is very thick.
Крига дуже товста.
ruЛёд очень толстый.
deDas Eis ist sehr dick.
How thick is the board?
Яка товщина цієї дошки?
deWie dick ist das Brett?
Tom has a very thick accent.
Том має дуже сильний акцент.
ruТом говорит с сильным акцентом.
He wears thick glasses.
Він носить товсті окуляри.
ruОн носит толстые очки.
deEr trägt dicke Brillengläser.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English thikke, from Old English þicce (“thick, dense”), from Proto-West GermaFrom Middle English thikke, from Old English þicce (“thick, dense”), from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz (“thick”), from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (“thick”).
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Forms
thicker, thickestSynonyms
257 synonyms- having component parts closely crowded together:dense
- (of darkness) densely dark:deep
- spoken as if with a thick tongue:slurred
- hard to pass through because of dense growth:dense
- (used informally) associated on close terms:chummybuddy-buddy
- having a short and solid form or stature:compactheavysetstockythickset
Antonyms
102 antonymsWord family
56 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
5 patterns- ice was thick
- isn't thick enough
- wears thick
- thick glasses
- thick enough