thick
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/θɪk/
large distance between sides
Etymology
'thick' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'þicce', where 'þicce' meant 'dense or crowded'.
'þicce' transformed into the Middle English word 'thikke', and eventually became the modern English word 'thick'.
Initially, it meant 'dense or crowded', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'having a large distance between two opposite sides'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the most active or intense part of something.
He was in the thick of the battle.
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Adjective 1
having a large distance between two opposite sides.
The book is quite thick.
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Adjective 2
not clear or easy to see through; dense.
The fog was so thick that we couldn't see the road.
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