thick
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of somethingThe thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
Meaning
3 sensesThe thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
It was mayhem in the thick of battle.
mitten in
гу́щаgúšča, сутьsutʹ
A thicket.
(slang)A stupid person; a fool.
- the location of something surrounded by other things
Examples
464 sentencesDid you read that thick book?
Ти читав ту товсту книжку? — rmdas
ruВы прочли эту толстенную книгу? — marafon
deHast du jenes dicke Buch gelesen? — xtofu80
The ice is very thick.
Крига дуже товста. — deniko
ruЛёд очень толстый. — shanghainese
deDas Eis ist sehr dick. — samueldora
How thick is the board?
Яка товщина цієї дошки? — brambury
deWie dick ist das Brett? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has a very thick accent.
Том має дуже сильний акцент. — deniko
ruТом говорит с сильным акцентом. — sharptoothed
He wears thick glasses.
Він носить товсті окуляри. — deniko
ruОн носит толстые очки. — odexed
deEr trägt dicke Brillengläser. — Esperantostern
Translations
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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
plural: thicksSynonyms
1 synonyms- the location of something surrounded by other things:midst
Collocations
5 patterns- ice was thick
- isn't thick enough
- wears thick
- thick glasses
- thick enough
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.