Emily Dickinson Lexicon

THICK, a. [Sax. thic, thicca; G. dick, dicht; D. dik, digt; Sw. tiock; Dan. tyk and digt, thick, tight; Gael. and Ir. tiugh; W. tew, contracted. See Class Dg, No. 3, 8, 10, 22, 36, 57. The sense is probably taken from driving, forcing together or pressing.]

1. Dense; not thin; as, thick vapors; a thick fog.
2. Inspissated; as, the paint is too thick.
3. Turbid; muddy; feculent; not clear; as, the water of a river is thick after a rain.
4. Noting the diameter of a body; as, a piece of timber seven inches thick. My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins! 1 Kings xii.
5. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper.
6. Close; crowded with trees or other objects; as, a thick forest or wood; thick grass; thick corn. The people were gathered thick together. Locke.
7. Frequent; following each other in quick succession. The shot flew thick as hail. Favors came thick upon him. Wotton. Not thicker billows beat the Libyan main. Dryden.
8. Set with things close to each other; not easily previous. Black was the forest, thick with beech it stood. Dryden.
9. Not having due distinction of syllables or good articulation; as, a thick utterance. He speaks too thick.
10. Dull; somewhat deaf; as thick of hearing.