the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Thick
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(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.
(2):
(superl.) Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
(3):
(superl.) Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
(4):
(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.
(5):
(superl.) Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
(6):
(superl.) Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
(7):
(superl.) Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.
(8):
(superl.) Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
(9):
(superl.) Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
(10):
(n.) The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
(11):
(n.) A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.
(12):
(adv.) Frequently; fast; quick.
(13):
(adv.) Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
(14):
(adv.) To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
(15):
(v. t. & i.) To thicken.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thick'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/thick.html. 1828.
