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{ "term": "thick", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "having a larger distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a thick slice of bread" }, { "text": "a thick book *(= one that has a lot of pages)*" }, { "text": "a thick coat *(= one made of heavy cloth)*" }, { "text": "thick fingers" }, { "text": "Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust." }, { "text": "Use fairly thick wads of newspaper." }, { "text": "He wore thick glasses." }, { "text": "a thick carpet of snow" } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "used to ask about or state the distance between opposite sides or surfaces", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "How thick are the walls?" }, { "text": "They're two feet thick." }, { "text": "The silk thread is only slightly thicker than a hair." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "growing closely together in large amounts or numbers", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "thick dark hair" }, { "text": "This breed of cattle has a very thick coat." }, { "text": "His eyebrows were thick and bushy." }, { "text": "a thick forest" }, { "text": "a screen of trees thick enough to conceal the building entirely" }, { "text": "She padded noiselessly across the thick carpet (= that has a large number of fibres pressed closely together)." } ], "topics": ["Appearance"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "not flowing very easily", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "thick soup" }, { "text": "The effect will be ruined if the paint is too thick." }, { "text": "I was buried up to my waist in thick mud, unable to move." } ], "topics": ["Cooking and eating"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "difficult to see through; difficult to breathe in", "sensetop": "thick with something", "labels": "(figurative)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The plane crashed in thick fog." }, { "text": "Thick black smoke rose over the city." }, { "text": "Thick cloud covered the sky." }, { "text": "The air had grown thick and smoky." }, { "text": "The air was thick with dust.", "contextForm": "thick with something" }, { "text": "The atmosphere was thick with tension." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"], "preposition": ["with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "having a large number of people or a large amount of something in one place", "sensetop": "thick with somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "The beach was thick with sunbathers." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "an offensive way to describe somebody who is slow to learn or understand things", "labels": "(informal, offensive)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm not completely thick, you know." } ], "synonyms": "stupid (2)" }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "easily recognized as being from a particular country or area", "labels": "(sometimes disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "a thick Brooklyn accent" } ], "synonyms": "strong" }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "deep and not as clear as normal, especially because of illness or emotion", "sensetop": "thick (with something)", "examples": [ { "text": "His voice was thick with emotion." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "very friendly with somebody, especially in a way that makes other people suspect that something wrong, illegal or dishonest is involved in the situation", "sensetop": "thick (with somebody)", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "You seem to be very thick with the boss!" } ], "topics": ["Family and relationships"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "family relationships are stronger than any others", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to hit somebody/be hit on the head as a punishment", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You’ll get a thick ear if you’re not careful!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very friendly, especially in a way that makes other people suspect that something wrong, illegal or dishonest is involved in the situation", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very stupid", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a physical condition in which your head is painful or you cannot think clearly as a result of an illness or of drinking too much alcohol", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You’re going to have a thick head in the morning!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show that you are annoyed that somebody does not understand something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "When will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to see you again!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if people or things are thick/thin on the ground, there are a lot/not many of them in a place", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year." }, { "text": "Security officers were thick on the ground during the King’s visit." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the ability to accept criticism, offensive remarks, etc. without becoming upset", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/θɪk/", "audio": "th/thick/thick__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/θɪk/", "audio": "th/thick/thick__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English thicce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dik and German dick." }