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[2] close, compact, crowded, dense, packed, serried, tight—more at CLOSE

[2] flush, fraught, numerous, replete, rife

[2] close, compact, crowded, dense, packed, serried, tight—more at CLOSE

[3] syrupy, viscid, viscous; also creamy, heavy, slushy, thickened, turbid, undiluted; sticky, gluey, glutinous; gelatinous, gooey, gummy; concentrated, condensed

Antonyms

runny, soupy, thin, watery

[8] bosom, chummy, close, familiar, friendly, intimate—more at FAMILIAR

2thick noun 1 : the most crowded, intense, or active part

2 : the part of greatest thickness

Synonyms

center, deep, depth, heart, height, middle, midst

thick and thin noun : every difficulty and obstacle

thick·en verb : to make or become thick

— thick·en·er noun

thick·et noun : a dense growth of bushes or small trees

Synonyms

brake, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, covert; also canebrake; brush, bush, scrub; bramble, jungle, tangle; grove, hedge, stand, woodlot; forest, greenwood, wildwood, wood, woodland

thick·ness noun 1 : the smallest of three dimensions

2 : the quality or state of being thick

3 : LAYER, SHEET

Synonyms

consistency, viscosity—more at CONSISTENCY

thick·set adjective 1 : closely placed or planted

2 : having a thick body

Synonyms

chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squat, stocky, stout, stubby, stumpy—more at STOCKY

thick–skinned adjective 1 : having a thick skin

2 : not easily bothered by criticism or insult

thief noun, plural thieves : one that steals esp. secretly

thieve verb thieved; thiev·ing : to take (the property of another) wrongfully and esp. as a habitual or regular practice : STEAL

Synonyms

appropriate, filch, hook, misappropriate, nip, pilfer, pocket, purloin, snitch, steal, swipe—more at STEAL

thiev·ery noun, plural -er·ies : the act of stealing : THEFT

Synonyms

larceny, robbery, theft—more at THEFT

thigh noun : the part of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and the hip

thigh·bone noun : FEMUR

thim·ble noun : a cap or guard worn on the finger to push the needle in sewing

— thim·ble·ful noun

1thin adjective thin·ner; thin·nest 1 : having little extent from one surface through to its opposite : not thick : SLENDER

2 : not closely set or placed : SPARSE <~ hair>

3 : not dense or not dense enough : more fluid or rarefied than normal <~ air> <~ syrup>

4 : lacking substance, fullness, or strength <~ broth>

5 : FLIMSY

6 : not well fleshed : LEAN

— thin·ly adverb

— thin·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] fine, narrow, skinny, slender, slim—more at NARROW

[4] dilute, watery, weak—more at WEAK

[6] lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare; also angular, bony, rawboned, scrawny, sinewy; lank, lanky, rangy, reedy, spindling, spindly, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy, wiry; anorexic, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted, wizened; puny, meager, slight

Antonyms

chubby, corpulent, fat, gross, obese, overweight, plump, portly, rotund

2thin verb thinned; thin·ning : to make or become thin

Synonyms

adulterate, dilute, water, weaken—more at ADULTERATE

thine pronoun, archaic

: one or the ones belonging to thee

thing noun 1 : a matter of concern : AFFAIR <~s to do>

2 plural : state of affairs <~s are improving>

3 : something that happens : EVENT

4 : something that is done : DEED, ACT

5 : a distinct entity : OBJECT

6 : an inanimate object distinguished from a living being

7 plural : movable property : EFFECTS

8 : an article of clothing

9 : DETAIL, POINT

10 : IDEA, NOTION

11 : something one likes to do : SPECIALTY

12 : a single human being

13 a : a product of work or activity

b : the end or aim of effort or activity

Synonyms

[1] affair, business, matter—more at MATTER

[5] being, entity, individual, object, substance—more at ENTITY

things [7] belongings, chattels, effects, holdings, paraphernalia, possessions—more at POSSESSION

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