Definition of thickest Thickest

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What does thickest mean?

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thickest, adjective, superlative of thick.

WordNet

Adjective thick, thicker, thickest
thick - 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; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
		thin lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
		fat having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
		wide, broad not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
		thickness resistance to flow
		deep exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"
		deep-chested thick in the chest; "a deep-chested breed of dog"
		fat having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
		four-ply having a thickness made up of four layers or strands; "four-ply yarns"
		heavy darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
		heavy darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
		quilted made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching
		thickened made or having become thick; "thickened bronchial arteries"
		three-ply having a thickness made up of three layers or strands; "three-ply cloth"; "three-ply yarn"
thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
		thin lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
		thickness resistance to flow
		eubstance, consistence, consistency, body a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
		clotted, clogged loaded with something that hinders motion; "The wings of birds were clogged with ice and snow"-Dryden
		coagulable capable of coagulating and becoming thick
		coagulate, curdled, grumose, grumous, coagulated transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
		creamy of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"
		impenetrable, dense, heavy impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"
		gelatinlike, gelatinous, jellylike thick like gelatin
		thready, ropey, ropy, stringy (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance"
		soupy having the consistency and appearance of soup; "a soupy fog"
		viscous, syrupy having a relatively high resistance to flow
thick - (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
		deep
		intense (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"
thick - abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"
thick - having component parts closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"
thick - hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
		dense
		impenetrable impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"
thick - (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"
		chummy, buddy-buddy
		close marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
		colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
thick - spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"
		slurred
		unintelligible poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech"
thick - having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
		compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset
		little, short small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
thick - (used informally) stupid
		blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed
Adverb
thick - in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick"
		thickly
thick - with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
		thickly
		thin, thinly in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside"

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Wiktionary

thick (Noun)
The thickest, or most active or intense part of something.
thick (Verb)
To thicken.
thick (Adverb)
In a thick manner.
thick (Adverb)
Thickly.
thick (Adjective)
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
thick (Adjective)
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
thick (Adjective)
Heavy in build; thickset.
thick (Adjective)
Densely crowded or packed.
thick (Adjective)
Having a viscous consistency.
thick (Adjective)
Abounding in number.
thick (Adjective)
Impenetrable to sight.
thick (Adjective)
Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
thick (Adjective)
Stupid.
thick (Adjective)
Friendly or intimate.
thick (Adjective)
Deep, intense, or profound.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

thick (superl.)
Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
thick (superl.)
Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.
thick (superl.)
Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
thick (superl.)
Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
thick (superl.)
Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
thick (superl.)
Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
thick (superl.)
Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.
thick (superl.)
Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
thick (superl.)
Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
thick (n.)
The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
thick (n.)
A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.
thick (adv.)
Frequently; fast; quick.
thick (adv.)
Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
thick (adv.)
To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
thick (v. t. & i.)
To thicken.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

thick
Relatively large distance from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

thick
thik, adj. dense: imperfectly mobile: compact: not transparent or clear: misty: dull, mentally clouded: crowded: closely set: abundant: frequent, in quick succession: having great depth or circumference: (coll.) in fast friendship.—n. the thickest part of anything: a stupid person.—adv. closely: frequently: fast: to a great depth.—adjs. Thick′-and-thin, thorough, completely devoted; Thick′-com′ing (Shak.), coming fast or close together.—v.t. Thick′en, to make thick or close: to strengthen.—v.i. to become thick or obscure: to crowd or press.—ns. Thick′ening, something put into a liquid or mass to make it more thick; Thick′et, a collection of trees or shrubs thickly or closely set: close wood or copse.—adjs. Thick′-head′ed, having a thick head or skull: stupid; Thick′ish, somewhat thick.—n. Thick′-knee, a stone-plover.—adj. Thick′-lipped (Shak.), having thick lips.—adv. Thick′ly.—n. Thick′ness.—adjs. Thick′-pleached (Shak.), closely interwoven; Thick′-set, closely planted: having a short, thick body.—n. Thick′-skin, a person wanting sensibility: a dull, stupid person, a blockhead.—adj. Thick′-skinned, having a thick skin: wanting sensibility: dull: obtuse.—n. Thick′-skull (same as Thick-skin).—adjs. Thick′-skulled, having a thick skull: dull: stupid; Thick′-sprung (Shak.), that have sprung up thick or close together.—n. Thick′un (slang), a sovereign: a crown.—Lay it on thick, to flatter or praise extravagantly; Through thick and thin, in spite of all obstacles, without any wavering. [A.S. thicce; cog. with Ger. dick.]
thick
thik, n. (Spens.) a thicket.—v.i. (Spens.) to grow dense