Phrase Hound found 98 phrases and 45 compound words that contain thick. The most common are listed below. Open thick in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 98
- thick and thinBoth thickets and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path (including bad weather).
- thick and fastOccurring in large numbers and rapidly.
- thick as a brickVery stupid; slow to learn or understand.
- thick-skinnedHaving a thick skin.
- thick-billed murreA large auk, Uria lomvia.
- thick as thievesIntimate, close-knit, tight.
- thick skinAbility to take criticism or harsh behavior without being easily offended.
- thick of thingsA central or major role in a situation; a position in which one is surrounded by or very involved in complex, changing events.
- thick-kneeAny of several species of large terrestrial birds in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae.
- lay it on thickTo exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.
- thick-tailed bushbabyCommon name for three species of strepsirrhine primates of the genus Otolemur.
- thick teaHigh tea or an informal late afternoon or early evening meal, more substantial than afternoon tea.
- thick clientSynonym of fat client: A complex client that does not rely on the server to carry out most of its processing.
- thick-setAlternative form of thickset: Having a relatively short, heavy build.
- slim-thickThin but having large or pronounced buttocks and thighs.
- through thick and thinThrough all (especially grim, rough and difficult) conditions; in all weathers.
- thick earA swollen ear resulting from a blow to the side of the head.
- thick-headedsluggish and obtuse of mind
- thick sandwich degreeA sandwich degree where the placement or internship takes up a whole unbroken year.
- thick endMost; the greater part (of an amount of money).
- thick stuffAll plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve.
- laying it on thickpresent participle of lay it on thick: To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.
- thick-billed green pigeonAny of species Treron curvirostra of columbid birds, found from Nepal to the Philippines.
- thick-toed geckoAny gecko in Pachydactylus. They probably all have thick toes.....
- thick-billed longspurRhynchophanes mccownii, a species of perching bird found in North America.
Compound words 45
- thicknessThe property of being thick (in dimension).
- thickenTo make thicker (in the sense of wider).
- thicklyIn a thick manner.
- thicksetHaving a relatively short, heavy build.
- thiccAlternative spelling of thick (“curvy”).
- thickshakeA beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with other flavorings as well.
- thickheadA stupid person.
- thickflowingflowing thickly, viscous, viscid
- thickaliciousOf a woman: extremely curvy and attractive.
- thickneckA thuggish enforcer; a goon.