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Meanings of thick in English

Portuguese
espesso
Catalan
espès
Spanish
grueso
Wikidata

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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