Thickest

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. {Thicker} (-[~e]r); superl.
     {Thickest}.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,
     OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.
     [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.
     tiugh. Cf. {Tight}.]
     1. 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.
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              Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.
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              My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
              loins.                                --1 Kings xii.
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     2. 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.
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     3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used
        figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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              Make the gruel thick and slab.        --Shak.
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     4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty;
        as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
        "In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott.
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     5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;
        following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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              The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.
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              Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
        articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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     7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.
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     8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
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              His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
                                                    --Shak.
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     9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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              We have been thick ever since.        --T. Hughes.
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     Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most
           of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,
           thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,
           thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,
           thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,
           thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
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     {Thick register}. (Phon.) See the Note under {Register}, n.,
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     {Thick stuff} (Naut.), all plank that is more than four
        inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles.
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     Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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