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Meanings of thick in English

Portuguese
espesso
Catalan
espès
Spanish
grueso
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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.

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espesso
Spanish
de forma espesa

With a thick consistency.

de forma espesa
Portuguese
entre
Catalan
moll
Spanish
medio

The location of something surrounded by other things.

entre

(Used informally) stupid.

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Usage of thick in English
1
The thick end of 100 billion has just been given to Ireland.
Reuters
2
Good butt, great lashes, long and thick, and of course-mybeautiful eyes.
Freaks and revelations
3
The threats are flying thick and fast in the South China Sea.
News.com.au
4
The sand was thick; the horses labored; the drivers shielded their faces.
The Last of the Plainsmen
5
I always have thick boots;- Iamvery particular about that;-andcork soles.
The Prime Minister
6
The lines of the mouth were crooked; the lips, thick and red.
The Country Doctor
7
The place for the strong-limbed is in the thick of the chase.
The Soldier of the Valley
8
Add the asparagus-tops in the thick sauce; this will take another minute.
The Belgian Cookbook
9
They're layered thick today-lotsof action going down in the spirit world.
The Dreaming Place
10
I'm in the thick of the most spiritless crew in the kingdom.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 2
11
In a short time we will be in the thick of it.
The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service
12
Out in South Africa, in the very thick of the Boer war.
The Rosary
13
He said we were in the midst of solitude three miles thick.
The Man Between: An International Romance
14
Semisoft; sheep or goat; thick, round, four to five inches in diameter.
The Complete Book of Cheese
15
Granny Agnes's 1887 recipe for thick, crumbly oatcakes is still used today.
The Guardian
16
Penny said, It comes as a boxed set of thirty-six double-thick issues.
Relentless
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Thick across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
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Common
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