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thickly adv [spread] en une couche épaisse ; [cut] en morceaux épais ; [say, speak] d'une voix enrouée ; the snow was falling thickly la neige tombait dru ; the grass grew thickly l'herbe poussait dru ; the books were thickly covered in ou with dust les livres étaient couverts d'une épaisse couche de poussière ; bread thickly spread with jam du pain avec une épaisse couche de confiture ; a thickly-wooded landscape un paysage très boisé. -
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adverb densamente, espesamentetr['ɵɪklɪ]1→ link=also also{ thick2 (populated) densamente3 (speak) con voz poco clara'θɪklia) ( in a thick layer)['θɪklɪ]ADV1) (=densely)the snow was falling thickly — la nieve caía con fuerza or copiosamente
2) (=in a thick layer)dust/snow lay thickly — había una espesa capa de polvo/nieve
the ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles — el suelo estaba cubierto de una gruesa capa de agujas de pino
3) (=in thick pieces)to cut/slice sth thickly — cortar algo en rodajas gruesas
4) (=unclearly) [say, reply] (from drink, tiredness) con voz pastosa; (with emotion) con voz emocionada* * *['θɪkli]a) ( in a thick layer) -
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['θɪklɪ]* * *adverb foltamente, fittamente* * *thickly /ˈɵɪklɪ/avv.1 densamente; fittamente; foltamente: The land was thickly covered with trees, il terreno era coperto da una fitta vegetazione● to speak thickly, parlare biascicando le parole □ The snow was falling thickly, la neve cadeva a fitte falde.* * *['θɪklɪ] -
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adverb1) (in a thick layer) dick2) (densely, abundantly) dicht* * *adverb dick* * *thick·ly[ˈθɪkli]1. (in a deep layer) dickdon't put the butter on too \thickly, please schmier bitte nicht zu viel Butter draufthe woods were \thickly carpeted with bluebells der Wald war mit Glockenblumen übersätto speak \thickly undeutlich [o mit schwerer Zunge] sprechen* * *['ɵIklɪ]adv1) spread, paint, cut dick; populated, crowded, wooded dichtsnow was falling thickly —
3) speak (with a cold) mit belegter Stimme; (with drink) mit schwerer Zunge; (with emotion) bewegt; (with fear) angstvoll* * *adverb1) (in a thick layer) dick2) (densely, abundantly) dicht* * *adv.dick adv. -
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1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grueso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grosor3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) espeso, denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, espeso, abundante5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso, espeso6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) cargado7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) tonto
2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) parte más espesa; corazón; crítico- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
thick adj1. grueso / gordo2. tupido / poblado3. denso / espeso4. espeso5. corto / burrotr[ɵɪk]1 (solid things) grueso,-a2 (liquid, gas, vegetation etc) espeso,-a3 (beard, eyebrows) poblado,-a4 (cloud, smoke, fog, forest) denso,-a, espeso,-a5 (fur, hedge) tupido,-a7 (accent) marcado,-a, cerrado,-a; (of speech, voice) poco claro,-a1 espesamente, gruesamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthick and fast en cantidadthrough thick and thin a las duras y a las maduras, pase lo que pase, contra viento y mareato be as thick as thieves estar a partir un piñón, ser como uña y carneto be as thick as two short planks ser tan corto como las mangas de un chalecoto be in the thick of something estar metido,-a de lleno en algoto be thick with somebody ser íntimo,-a amigo,-a de alguiento be thick with something estar lleno,-a de algoto get a thick ear recibir una tortato give somebody a thick ear dar una torta a alguiento have a thick head tener resaca, tener la cabeza embotadato have a thick skin ser insensible a las críticasthick ['ɵɪk] adj1) : gruesoa thick plank: una tabla gruesa2) : espeso, densothick syrup: jarabe espeso♦ thickly advthick n1)in the thick of : en medio dein the thick of the battle: en lo más reñido de la batalla2)through thick and thin : a las duras y a las madurasadj.• amazacotado, -a adj.• apelmazado, -a adj.• apretado, -a adj.• brumoso, -a adj.• copudo, -a adj.• craso, -a adj.• de espesor adj.• doble adj.• espeso, -a adj.• grueso, -a adj.• morrocotudo, -a adj.• tupido, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.• viciado, -a adj.• viscoso, -a adj.• zurraposo, -a adj.n.• espesor s.m.• grueso s.m.
I θɪkadjective -er, -est1)a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> gruesoit's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor
b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espesoc) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado2) (covered, filled) (pred)to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
4) (colloq)a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)b) ( close) (pred)to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)
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a) ( thickly)he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo
b)thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas
III
in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche
[θɪk]through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas
1. ADJ(compar thicker) (superl thickest)1) (=not thin) [wall, line, slice, neck] grueso; [lips] grueso, carnoso; [waist] ancho; [sweater] gordo; [spectacles] de lente gruesaa thick layer of snow/dust — una espesa capa de nieve/polvo
a thick layer of potatoes/butter — una capa gruesa de patatas/mantequilla
a tree root as thick as a man's arm — una raíz de árbol tan gruesa or gorda como el brazo de un hombre
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how thick is it? — ¿qué grosor tiene?, ¿cómo es de grueso?2) (=dense) [beard, eyebrows] poblado; [carpet, fur] tupido; [forest] tupido, poblado; [vegetation, dust] espeso; [air, atmosphere] cargado, denso; [smoke, clouds, night] denso; [fog] espeso, denso•
to have thick hair — tener mucho pelo, tener una melena tupidathe pavements were thick with people — las aceras estaban abarrotadas or llenas de gente
the air was thick with smoke — el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo
the air was thick with rumours — (fig) corrían or circulaban muchos rumores
3) (=not runny) [yoghurt, sauce] espesoif the soup becomes too thick, add more water — si la sopa se pone muy espesa, añada más agua
4) ** (=stupid) corto *, burro *he's a bit thick — es un poco corto or burro *
I finally got it into or through his thick head — por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca *
- be as thick as a brick or two short planks- as thick as5) (=strong) [accent] fuerte, marcado6) (from drink, illness, tiredness) [voice] pastoso7) * (=very friendly)- be as thick as thieves8) (=groggy)2.ADV (=in a thick layer)•
the fog hung thick over the city — una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad•
the dust/snow lay thick — había una capa espesa de polvo/nieve•
slice the bread nice and thick — corte el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas•
he spread the butter on thick — untó una capa gruesa de mantequilla- come/follow thick and fastthe snow was falling thick and fast — nevaba copiosamente or sin parar
- lay it on thick3.Nto be in the thick of sth: he likes to be in the thick of it or things or the action — le gusta estar metido en el meollo del asunto or en el ajo
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I [θɪk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> gruesoit's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor
b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espesoc) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado2) (covered, filled) (pred)to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
4) (colloq)a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)b) ( close) (pred)to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)
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a) ( thickly)he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo
b)thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas
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in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche
through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas
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{θik}
I. 1. дебел, плътен, черен (за шрифт)
an inch THICK дебел един цол
a THICK ear подуто (от плесница) ухо
the THICK end of the stick дебелият край на тоягата, прен. най-лошата част на нещо (сделка и пр.)
2. гъст, плътен, сбит, чест, рунтав, буен, гъст (за коса и пр.)
THICK with dust покрит с дебел слой прах, потънал в прах
air THICK with snow въздух, премрежен/забулен от сняг
trees THICK with leaves силно разлистени/зашумени дървета
to grow THICK er увеличавам се, сгъстявам се (за тълпа и пр.)
3. изобилен, многоброен, чест
4. мътен, кален
5. мъглив, облачен, пребулен, мрачен, опушен (за време и пр.)
the air is THICK прен. атмосферата е натегната/нажежена
6. непроницаем (за мрак, мъгла)
7. глух, неясен, хрипкав, пресипнал (за глас)
8. глупав, тъп
9. близък, интимен
(as) THICK as thieves неразделни другари
10. predic разг. прекален, мъчно поносим, нетърпим
that's a bit/rather THICK това е безобразие, прекаляваш
II. 1. най-гъстата част
in the THICK of the wood сред/вдън гората
2. дебелата част на нещо (палец и пр.)
3. най-оживената част
in the THICK of в разгара на
in the THICK of it/things във водовъртежа на събитията
through THICK and thin решително, въпреки всички пречки, всякак
to go through THICK and thin преодолявам всички трудности, не отстъпвам пред нищо
4. уч. sl. тъпак
III. 1. дебело
to spread the butter THICK мажа маслото дебело, намазвам с дебел слой масло
the snow/dust lay THICK everywhere дебел пласт сняг/прах покриваше всичко
2. (на) гъсто, (на) често, силно
to sow THICK засявам нагъсто
his heart beat THICK сърцето му биеще учестено/силно/ускорено
THICK and fast начесто, едно след друго
to fall/come THICK (and fast) сипя се, посипвам се (за сняг, удари и пр.)
3. неясно, с преплитащ се език, с пресипнал глас* * *{dik} a 1. дебел, плътен; черен (за шрифт); an inch thick дебел еди(2) {dik} n 1. най-гъстата част; in the thick of the wood сред/ вдъ{3} {dik} adv 1. дебело; to spread the butter thick мажа маслото де* * *рунтав; сбит; опушен; пресипнал; дебел; гъст; дебело;* * *1. (as) thick as thieves неразделни другари 2. (на) гъсто, (на) често, силно 3. a thick ear подуто (от плесница) ухо 4. air thick with snow въздух, премрежен/забулен от сняг 5. an inch thick дебел един цол 6. his heart beat thick сърцето му биеще учестено/силно/ускорено 7. i. дебел, плътен, черен (за шрифт) 8. ii. най-гъстата част 9. iii. дебело 10. in the thick of it/things във водовъртежа на събитията 11. in the thick of the wood сред/вдън гората 12. in the thick of в разгара на 13. predic разг. прекален, мъчно поносим, нетърпим 14. that's a bit/rather thick това е безобразие, прекаляваш 15. the air is thick прен. атмосферата е натегната/нажежена 16. the snow/dust lay thick everywhere дебел пласт сняг/прах покриваше всичко 17. the thick end of the stick дебелият край на тоягата, прен. най-лошата част на нещо (сделка и пр.) 18. thick and fast начесто, едно след друго 19. thick with dust покрит с дебел слой прах, потънал в прах 20. through thick and thin решително, въпреки всички пречки, всякак 21. to fall/come thick (and fast) сипя се, посипвам се (за сняг, удари и пр.) 22. to go through thick and thin преодолявам всички трудности, не отстъпвам пред нищо 23. to grow thick er увеличавам се, сгъстявам се (за тълпа и пр.) 24. to sow thick засявам нагъсто 25. to spread the butter thick мажа маслото дебело, намазвам с дебел слой масло 26. trees thick with leaves силно разлистени/зашумени дървета 27. близък, интимен 28. глупав, тъп 29. глух, неясен, хрипкав, пресипнал (за глас) 30. гъст, плътен, сбит, чест, рунтав, буен, гъст (за коса и пр.) 31. дебелата част на нещо (палец и пр.) 32. изобилен, многоброен, чест 33. мъглив, облачен, пребулен, мрачен, опушен (за време и пр.) 34. мътен, кален 35. най-оживената част 36. непроницаем (за мрак, мъгла) 37. неясно, с преплитащ се език, с пресипнал глас 38. уч. sl. тъпак* * *thick[uik] I. adj 1. гъст, плътен, сбит, чест, рунтав; гъст, буен (за коса); \thick eyebrows рунтави, рошави вежди; \thick with dust покрит с прах; air \thick with snow въздух, премрежен от сняг; trees \thick with leaves разлистени дървета; the crowd grew \thicker тълпата се увеличи; \thick soup гъста супа; \thick darkness непрогледен мрак; 2. дебел; черен (за шрифт); an inch \thick дебел един цол; a \thick ear подуто (от плесница) ухо; 3. изобилен, голямо количество, неизчерпаемост; чест; (as) \thick as blackberries в изобилие, на път и под път, с лопата да ги ринеш; 4. мътен; кален; \thick puddle кална локва; 5. мъглив; облачен, мрачен; опушен; the air is \thick прен. атмосферата е натегната (нажежена); 6. пресипнал, прегракнал, хрипкав (за глас); 7. глупав, тъп; as \thick as mince ( shit; two planks) много тъп, тъп като галош; 8. близък, неразделен, интимен; (as) \thick as thieves неразделни другари; 9. (за акцент) ясно различим, силен; 10. predic разг. множко, прекален, трудно поносим; that is a bit ( rather too) \thick това е безобразие; това е вече прекалено;FONT face=Times_Deutsch ◊ adv thickly; II. n 1. най-гъстата част; in the \thick of the wood сред (вдън) гората; in the \thick of the fight в разгара, в кипежа на сражението; in the \thick of it в самия разгар; through \thick and thin решително, упорито, непоколебимо; каквото ще да става, въпреки всички пречки; 2. уч. sl тъпак, глупак, малоумник; III. adv 1. дебело; to lay it on \thick преувеличавам, прекалявам; лаская; правя комплименти; 2. гъсто, често, обилно, силно; snow was falling \thick снегът се сипеше гъсто (на парцали); the blows fell \thick on him ударите се сипеха отгоре му; 3. неясно; с преплитащ се език; с пресипнал глас; • \thick and fast много често, едно след друго. -
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1. adjective1) dick; breit, dick [Linie]a rope two inches thick, a two-inch thick rope — ein zwei Zoll starkes od. dickes Seil
that's or it's a bit thick! — (Brit. fig. coll.) das ist ein starkes Stück! (ugs.)
2) (dense) dicht [Haar, Nebel, Wolken, Gestrüpp usw.]3) (filled)4) steif [Gallerte]; dickflüssig [Sahne]; dick [Suppe, Schlamm, Brei, Kleister]5) (stupid) dummyou're just plain thick — du bist ganz einfach doof (salopp)
[as] thick as two short planks — (coll.) dumm wie Bohnenstroh (ugs.)
6) (coll.): (intimate)be very thick with somebody — mit jemandem dick befreundet sein (ugs.)
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.be [as] thick as thieves — dicke Freunde sein (ugs.)
in the thick of — mitten in (+ Dat.)
in the thick of it or things — mitten drin
3. adverbstay with somebody/stick together through thick and thin — mit jemandem/zusammen durch dick und dünn gehen
job offers/complaints came in thick and fast — es kam eine Flut von Stellenangeboten/Beschwerden
* * *[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) dick2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) dick3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) dickflüssig5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) dicht7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!)2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) dichtester Teil, das Gewühl- academic.ru/92633/thickly">thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[θɪk]I. adjwith a \thick helping of butter dick mit Butter bestrichen2. (bushy) eyebrows dichtthe walls are two metres \thick die Wände sind zwei Meter dick4. (not very fluid) dick, zähflüssig5. (dense) dichtthe air in the banqueting hall was \thick with smoke die Luft im Festsaal war völlig verrauchtthe atmosphere was \thick with unspoken criticism ( fig) unausgesprochene Kritik belastete die Atmosphäre\thick clouds dichte Wolkendecke\thick fog dichter Nebel6. (extreme) deutlich, ausgeprägt\thick accent starker Akzent\thick darkness tiefe Dunkelheit7. voice belegt, heiserhe spoke and his voice was \thick with fear er sprach mit angstvoller Stimme8. (headache)to have a \thick head einen Brummschädel [o dicken Kopf] haben famI've got a \thick head mir brummt der Schädel famto be [a bit] \thick [ein bisschen] begriffsstutzig seinfemale engineers are not too \thick on the ground weibliche Ingenieure sind dünn gesätto be a bit \thick etwas übertrieben seinhiring four Rolls Royces for a village wedding was a bit \thick vier Rolls Royce für eine Dorfhochzeit zu mieten, war schon etwas dick aufgetragen12.▶ to be as \thick as two short planks dumm wie Bohnenstroh sein▶ to have a \thick skin ein dickes Fell haben▶ to be as \thick as thieves wie Pech und Schwefel zusammenhalten▶ to be \thick with sb mit jdm eng befreundet seinPeter is \thick with Tom Peter und Tom sind dicke Freundean argument had ensued at the bar and in the \thick of it stood my husband an der Bar war ein Streit ausgebrochen und mein Mann steckte mittendrinin the \thick of the battle im dichtesten Kampfgetümmelthe snow lay \thick on the path auf dem Weg lag eine dicke Schneedecketo spread bread \thick with butter Brot dick mit Butter bestreichen▶ to come \thick and fast hart auf hart kommenthe complaints were coming \thick and fast es hagelte Beschwerden* * *[ɵɪk]1. adj (+er)1) dick; thread, legs, arms dick, stark; lips dick, volla wall three feet thick — eine drei Fuß dicke or starke Wand
you'll get a thick ear in a minute ( Brit inf ) — du kriegst gleich ein paar hinter die Ohren! (inf)
the shelves were thick with dust — auf den Regalen lag dick der Staub
to have a thick head — einen Brummschädel haben (inf), einen dicken Kopf haben (inf)
2) hair, fog, smoke dick, dicht; forest, hedge, beard dicht; liquid, sauce, syrup etc dick(flüssig); mud dick; darkness tief; night undurchdringlich; crowd dicht (gedrängt); air schlecht, dick (inf); (= airless) atmosphere schwer; (= unclear) voice träge; accent stark, breitthe hedgerows were thick with wild flowers the streets are thick with people/traffic — die Hecken strotzten von wilden Blumen die Straßen sind voller Menschen/Verkehr
his voice was thick with a cold/emotion/fear/drink —
the air is pretty thick in here — hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden, hier ist sehr schlechte Luft
as thick as a brick or as two (short) planks — dumm wie ein Brett (inf), strohdoof (inf)
4) (inf= intimate)
they are very thick — sie sind dicke Freunde (inf)5) (inf= much)
that's a bit thick! — das ist ein starkes Stück (inf)2. n1)3. adv (+er)spread, lie, cut dick; grow dichthis blows fell thick and fast — seine Schläge prasselten nieder
offers of help poured in thick and fast —
they are falling thick and fast — sie fallen um wie die Fliegen (inf)
* * *thick [θık]A adj (adv thickly)1. allg dick:a board 2 inches thick ein zwei Zoll starkes Brett;2. dick, massig (Nacken etc)5. dicht (Haar, Menschenmenge etc), (Nebel etc auch) dick6. thick with über und über bedeckt von:the furniture was thick with dust auf den Möbeln lag dick der Staubthick with smoke verräuchert;the air is thick with snow die Luft ist voll(er) Schnee8. dick(flüssig)9. neblig, trüb(e) (Wetter)10. schlammig:thick puddles Schlammpfützen11. dumpf, belegt, heiser (Stimme)12. umg dumm13. dicht (aufeinanderfolgend)14. fig reichlich, massenhaft:they are thick on the ground, they are (as) thick as peas es gibt sie wie Sand am Meer15. umg stark, frech:that’s a bit thick! das ist ein starkes Stück!a) sie sind dicke Freunde,b) sie halten zusammen wie Pech und SchwefelB s1. dickster Teil, dick(st)e Stelle2. fig dichtester Teil, Mitte f, Brennpunkt m:in the thick of mitten in (dat);in the thick of it mittendrin;in the thick of the fight(ing) im dichtesten Kampfgetümmel;in the thick of the crowd im dichtesten Menschengewühl;through thick and thin durch dick und dünnC adv1. dick:lay it on thick umg dick auftragen2. dicht oder rasch (aufeinander):the blows came thick and fast die Schläge fielen hageldicht* * *1. adjective1) dick; breit, dick [Linie]a rope two inches thick, a two-inch thick rope — ein zwei Zoll starkes od. dickes Seil
that's or it's a bit thick! — (Brit. fig. coll.) das ist ein starkes Stück! (ugs.)
2) (dense) dicht [Haar, Nebel, Wolken, Gestrüpp usw.]3) (filled)4) steif [Gallerte]; dickflüssig [Sahne]; dick [Suppe, Schlamm, Brei, Kleister]5) (stupid) dummyou're just plain thick — du bist ganz einfach doof (salopp)
[as] thick as two short planks — (coll.) dumm wie Bohnenstroh (ugs.)
6) (coll.): (intimate)2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.be [as] thick as thieves — dicke Freunde sein (ugs.)
in the thick of — mitten in (+ Dat.)
in the thick of it or things — mitten drin
3. adverbstay with somebody/stick together through thick and thin — mit jemandem/zusammen durch dick und dünn gehen
job offers/complaints came in thick and fast — es kam eine Flut von Stellenangeboten/Beschwerden
* * *adj.dicht adj.dick adj.
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thickly — thick|ly [ θıkli ] adverb 1. ) in a way that produces a thick layer or piece of something: The snow was falling thickly all around us. The floor was thickly carpeted. Slice the meat thickly. 2. ) with many parts or things growing close together:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thickly — UK [ˈθɪklɪ] / US adverb 1) in a way that produces a thick layer or piece of something Slice the meat thickly. The snow was falling thickly all around us. The floor was thickly carpeted. 2) with many parts or things growing close together a… … English dictionary
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thick — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great or specified extent between opposite surfaces (a thick wall; a wall two metres thick). b of large diameter (a thick rope). 2 a (of a line etc.) broad; not fine. b (of script or type, etc.) consisting of thick… … Useful english dictionary
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