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  • 11thick|en — «THIHK uhn», transitive verb. to make thick or thicker: »to thicken a wall. Mother thickens the gravy with flour. SYNONYM(S): coagulate, congeal, condense. –v.i. 1. to become thick or thicker: »The pudding will thicken as it cools. The weather… …

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  • 12thick|et — «THIHK iht», noun. 1. a number of shrubs, bushes, or small trees growing close together: »We crawled into the thicket and hid. SYNONYM(S): shrubbery, copse, brake. 2. Figurative. a thick, dense mass; jumble: »a thicket of cables. ╂[Old English… …

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  • 13thick|ly — «THIHK lee», adverb. 1. in a thick manner; closely; densely: »Most of New York City is thickly settled. 2. in great numbers; in abundance: »Weeds grow thickly in rich soil. 3. frequently: »The houses came more thickly as we got closer to the city …

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  • 14Thick — Thick, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. [thorn]iccian.] To thicken. [R.] [1913 Webster] The nightmare Life in death was she, Who thicks man s blood with cold. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Thick — (engl.), dick, grob, schwer; daher Thick Duffels (spr. Ddhikdöffels), eine Art Kalmuck, s.d. 2). Thickset, gerippter, schwerer, kurz geschorner Manchester …

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  • 16thick — 1 thick, thickset, *stocky, chunky, stubby, squat, dumpy Analogous words: *broad, wide, deep Antonyms: thin Contrasted words: slender, slim, slight, tenuous, rare (see THIN adj): *lean, spare 2 compact, * …

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  • 17thick'un — thickˈ un noun (historical slang) 1. A sovereign 2. A crown • • • Main Entry: ↑thick …

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  • 18thick|et|ed — «THIHK uh tihd», adjective. covered with thick shrubs, bushes, or small trees …

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  • 19thick — index cohesive (compact), compact (dense), impervious, obtuse, opaque, ossified, populous …

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  • 20thick|et|y — «THIHK uh tee», adjective. thicketed. (Cf. ↑thicketed) …

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