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thicke

thicke is the obsolete spelling of thick.

Meaning of thick

Adjective

thick (comparative thicker, superlative thickest)

  1. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
    • The thickest salmon, the curdiest trout, the fattest partridge, and the most tender woodcock smoked on his board, and, rumor said, cooked with a delicacy that more pretentious houses could not rival.1861, Charles James Lever, A Day's Ride
    Synonyms:
    broad, wide
  2. Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
    • I want some planks that are two inches thick.
  3. Heavy in build; thickset.
    • He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
  4. Densely crowded or packed.
    • My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the...1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter III, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
  5. Having a viscous consistency.
    • My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
  6. Abounding in number.
    • The room was thick with reporters.
    Antonyms:
    scant, scarce, slight

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Questions about thicke

What is thicke the obsolete spelling of?
Thicke is the obsolete spelling of thick.

Words near thicke in the dictionary

  1. thick-witted
  2. thickalicious
  3. thickbill
  4. thickbills
  5. thickbrained
  6. thicke
  7. thicked
  8. thicken
  9. thicken up
  10. thickenable
  11. thickened

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