Thick - English meaning

adjective

Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.

Usage examples:

There was abundant evidence to support the theory

adjective

More than enough; a lot of

Usage examples:

It is a region with abundant natural resources.

adjective

More than enough

Usage examples:

An abundant supply of food, there is abundant evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the envir…

preposition

From one side to the other of (a place, area, etc.).

Usage examples:

I ran across the street

adverb

From one side to the other of a place, area, etc.

Usage examples:

He had swum across

adverb

From one side to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road, or a river

Usage examples:

She walked across the field/road., they're building a new bridge across the river., when i reached …

idiom

To be very close friends and share secrets, etc.

Usage examples:

I'm sure she tells ruth everything we say - they're as thick as thieves, those two.

adjective

Muscular or robust.

Usage examples:

He shrugged his beefy shoulders

adjective

(of a person, esp. a man) large, heavy, and powerful looking

Usage examples:

A big, beefy football player

adjective

A beefy person looks strong, heavy, and powerful

Usage examples:

A beefy football player

adjective

Of considerable size or extent.

Usage examples:

Her big hazel eyes

verb

Praise or recommend something highly.

Usage examples:

The record's been on the streets a while now, but it's still worth bigging up

noun

The major league in a professional sport.

Usage examples:

The day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in

adjective

Stupid; very foolish.

Usage examples:

A brainless bimbo

adjective

Stupid or thoughtless

Usage examples:

That was a brainless thing to do!

adjective

Stupid

Usage examples:

What sort of brainless idiot would do that?

adjective

Having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide.

Usage examples:

A broad staircase

noun

A woman.

Usage examples:

I get drunk, follow the pretty broads, and make a fool of myself

adjective

Very wide

Usage examples:

He flashed a broad grin at us., the magazine covers a broad range of subjects., he explained it in …

noun

A close friend

Usage examples:

We were great buddies and did many things together.

adjective

Taking up much space; large and unwieldy.

Usage examples:

A bulky carrier bag

adjective

Too big and taking up too much space

Usage examples:

She carried a very bulky package on the bus.

adjective

A bulky object takes up a lot of space, or is difficult to move or carry

Usage examples:

Early mobile phones were bulky and expensive., bulky equipment

adjective

Growing thickly.

Usage examples:

A dense, bushy plant

noun

A person who lives in the bush (as distinct from in a town), typically regarded as uncultured or unsophisticated.

Usage examples:

Cultural wonders that bushies like me were despised for not having

adjective

Bushy hair or fur is very thick

Usage examples:

A squirrel's bushy tail, bushy eyebrows

noun

The point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere.

Usage examples:

She was so angered by this thought that she had changed forms and was halfway to the center of the …

verb

Occur mainly in or around (a specified place).

Usage examples:

The textile industry was centred in lancashire and yorkshire

proper noun

A region of central france, including the cities of orleans, tours, and chartres.

adjective

On friendly terms; friendly.

Usage examples:

She's become rather chummy with ted recently

adjective

Friendly

Usage examples:

They're very chummy with their neighbours.

adjective

Bulky and thick.

Usage examples:

A chunky bracelet

adjective

Made of thick or lumpy pieces

Usage examples:

She wears chunky earrings and rings and a baggy sweater., i love chunky peanut butter!, she’s a chu…

adjective

Used to describe clothes that are thick and heavy, or jewellery made of large pieces

Usage examples:

A chunky sweater, a chunky necklace

verb

Form or cause to form clots.

Usage examples:

Drugs that help blood to clot

noun

A thick mass of coagulated liquid, especially blood, or of material stuck together.

Usage examples:

A blood clot

noun

A foolish or clumsy person.

Usage examples:

Watch where you're going, you clot!

verb

(of a fluid, especially blood) change to a solid or semi-solid state.

Usage examples:

Blood had coagulated round the edges of the gash

verb

Past simple and past participle of coagulate

Usage examples:

The sauce coagulated as it cooled down., the venom of this snake coagulates the blood.

verb

To change from liquid to a more solid state, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

The sauce coagulated as it cooled down., the venom of this snake coagulates the blood.

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

adjective

Wholly directed to one thing; intense.

Usage examples:

A concentrated campaign

verb

Focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity.

Usage examples:

She couldn't concentrate on the film

adjective

Using a lot of effort to succeed at one particular thing

Usage examples:

The company is making a concentrated effort to broaden its market., concentrated orange juice

adjective

Made denser or more concise; compressed or concentrated.

Usage examples:

A condensed version of the report

verb

Make (something) denser or more concentrated.

Usage examples:

The morning play on saturday was condensed into a half-hour package

adjective

With water removed

Usage examples:

Condensed soup

noun

The tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds.

Usage examples:

A pineapple core

verb

Remove the tough central part and seeds from (a fruit).

Usage examples:

Peel and core the pears

combining form

Denoting types of rock or dance music, typically those with an aggressive or extreme style.

Usage examples:

Emocore

verb

(of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound.

Usage examples:

The frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily

noun

A characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow.

Usage examples:

A female frog can pick out a mate's voice from a cacophony of croaks

verb

Present participle of croak

adjective

(of a person's voice) deep and hoarse.

Usage examples:

My voice was croaky, slightly hoarse, but he heard it.

adjective

If a person or their voice is croaky, their voice sounds rough because they have a sore or dry throat

Usage examples:

He called into work with a croaky voice, saying he was ill., i'm feeling much better now but i'm st…

adjective

(of a space) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed.

Usage examples:

A very crowded room

verb

(of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.

Usage examples:

The dance floor was crowded with revellers

adjective

Full of people

Usage examples:

It’s a popular and often crowded place.

adjective

Extending far down from the top or surface.

Usage examples:

A deep gorge

noun

The sea.

Usage examples:

Denizens of the deep

adverb

The part of the field distant from the batsman.

adjective

Closely compacted in substance.

Usage examples:

As the storm cleared, a dense fog came down

adjective

Close together and difficult to go or see through; thick

Usage examples:

Dense fog, i had trouble getting through the dense crowd., there are some really dense people in ou…

adjective

Having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through

Usage examples:

Dense fog the plane crashed in heavy rain and dense fog., a dense forest, dense undergrowth the bod…

adjective

(of a person) stupid; idiotic.

Usage examples:

A doltish character

adjective

Stupid

Usage examples:

He plays a doltish detective who misses clues that are staring him in the face., they spend every e…

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

Usage examples:

Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

Usage examples:

Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

adjective

Slow to understand or learn; not very intelligent

Usage examples:

He was an unimaginative and dull-witted man., they are devoted and dull-witted enough to obey any o…

adjective

(of a person) short and stout.

Usage examples:

The dress made her look dumpy

adjective

(of a place) dirty and run-down.

Usage examples:

A dumpy one-room apartment

adjective

Short and fat

Usage examples:

Does this dress make me look dumpy?

adjective

Silly, stupid, or not having good judgment

adjective

Full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

Usage examples:

A noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters

adjective

(esp. of people and their behavior) very energetic, and showing the happiness of being alive

Usage examples:

He is an exuberant dancer., his exuberance is contagious.

adjective

(especially of people and their behaviour) very energetic

Usage examples:

Young and exuberant, he symbolizes italy's new vitality.

adjective

Well known from long or close association.

Usage examples:

Their faces will be familiar to many of you

noun

A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal.

Usage examples:

Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts

adjective

Easy to recognize because previously experienced

Usage examples:

Familiar sights, a familiar face, i’m not familiar with current research in the field., her familia…

noun

A natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs.

Usage examples:

Whales and seals insulate themselves with layers of fat

adjective

(of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh.

Usage examples:

The driver was a fat wheezing man

verb

Make or become fat.

Usage examples:

Numbers of black cattle are fatted here

adjective

Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure.

Usage examples:

The bed should be reasonably firm, but not too hard

verb

Make more solid or resilient.

Usage examples:

How can i firm up a sagging bustline?

adverb

In a resolute and determined manner.

Usage examples:

The chancellor has held firm to tough economic policies

noun

The centre of interest or activity.

Usage examples:

This generation has made the environment a focus of attention

verb

Adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly.

Usage examples:

Try to focus on a stationary object

noun

The main object or interest, or the attention given something

Usage examples:

The focus of attention has shifted from the economy to improving the public schools., state officia…

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

Usage examples:

He was foolish enough to confide in her

adjective

Unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment

Usage examples:

That was a rather foolish thing to do., she was afraid that she would look foolish if she refused.,…

adjective

Kind and pleasant.

Usage examples:

They were friendly to me

noun

A game or match that does not form part of a serious competition.

Usage examples:

England will play two friendlies in sardinia

adjective

Having an attitude or acting in a way that shows that you like people and want them to like and trust you

Usage examples:

They were friendly people., she had a bright, friendly smile., it’s a very friendly city., sometime…

adjective

Having the consistency of jelly.

Usage examples:

A sweet, gelatinous drink

adjective

Thick and like jelly

Usage examples:

The liquid solidifies into a gelatinous mass.

adjective

Resembling, containing, or consisting of gravel.

Usage examples:

A dry gravelly soil

adjective

(of a voice) low and rough

adjective

If a voice, especially a man's voice, is gravelly, it is low and rough.

adjective

(of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.

Usage examples:

It seemed the werewolf was on the verge of talking, but all that escaped its throat was a guttural …

noun

A guttural consonant (e.g. k, g ) or other speech sound.

adjective

(of speech sounds) produced at the back of the throat and therefore deep

Usage examples:

Two egyptians were arguing outside the room, their voices loud and guttural.

adjective

Stupid

Usage examples:

A half-witted remark

adverb

If you work hand in glove with someone, you work together very closely

Usage examples:

The general manager at the scottish plant, will work hand in glove with uk managing director in lon…

noun

A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. in vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles.

Usage examples:

It rises to a peak, called the systolic pressure, at the height of the contraction of each heartbea…

verb

Like very much; love.

Usage examples:

I totally heart this song

noun

The organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body

Usage examples:

He's got a weak/bad heart (= his heart is not healthy)., isabel's heart was beating fast with fright.

adjective

Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

Usage examples:

A heavy and bulky load

noun

A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.

Usage examples:

Meanwhile, he is leading the charge at airport to beef up the runway and expand support facilities …

adverb

Heavily.

Usage examples:

Heavy-laden

adjective

Large and heavy.

Usage examples:

A hefty young chap

adjective

Large in amount or size

Usage examples:

A hefty fine/bonus, a hefty steak dinner, a hefty, pink-faced baby

adjective

Extremely large

Usage examples:

A hefty 15.9%/30%/54%, etc. one of the market's star performers announced a hefty $10bn share buyba…

adjective

(of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.

Usage examples:

A hoarse whisper

adjective

(of a voice) sounding weak and not very well controlled, often because it has been used too much or the speaker has a cold

Usage examples:

He was hoarse from shouting.

adjective

(of a voice or a person) having a rough voice, often because of a sore throat or a cold

Usage examples:

Hoarse voice "i'm feeling a little better, thank you," she replied, in a hoarse voice., sound hoars…

noun

The central part of a wheel, rotating on or with the axle, and from which the spokes radiate.

Usage examples:

Remove your wheels, and wipe them down, since the dirt gets lodged in the little nooks and crannies…

noun

The central or main part of something where there is most activity

Usage examples:

Hub of the city of london is the hub of the uk's financial world., at the hub of the computer depar…

noun

The central part of a wheel into which the spokes (= bars connecting the central part to the outer edge of the wheel) are fixed

adjective

(of a voice or utterance) sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse.

Usage examples:

His voice became a husky, erotic whisper

noun

A powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat which is typically grey, used in the arctic for pulling sledges.

Usage examples:

Similarly, a trip to where the huskies are bred and trained to pull sleighs takes you right to the …

adjective

(esp. of a person’s voice) low and sounding slightly damaged

Usage examples:

The singer had a husky voice., rennett was a husky, broad-shouldered kid.

adjective

Very stupid.

Usage examples:

I was able to hum its idiotic theme tune

adjective

Stupid

adjective

Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.

Usage examples:

He was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid

adjective

Having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general

Usage examples:

We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men., you have to assume that incoming students have an alm…

adjective

Not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something

Usage examples:

Ignorant about many teenagers are surprisingly ignorant about current politics., blissfully ignoran…

adjective

Impossible to travel along or over.

Usage examples:

The narrow channels are impassable to ocean-going ships

adjective

(esp. of a road) impossible to travel on or over

Usage examples:

Mudslides made the coast highway impassable.

adjective

An impassable road or path cannot be travelled on because of bad weather conditions or because it is blocked

Usage examples:

Many roads were flooded and impassable following the storm.

adjective

Impossible to pass through or enter.

Usage examples:

A dark, impenetrable forest

adjective

Impossible to enter or go through

Usage examples:

An impenetrable jungle, too many scholarly books are written in an impenetrable jargon.

adjective

Impossible to see through or go through

Usage examples:

Outside, the fog was thick and impenetrable., an impenetrable barrier

adjective

Not clear or sharply defined.

Usage examples:

His speech was slurred and indistinct

adjective

Not clear

Usage examples:

An indistinct shape/sound/recollection

adjective

Closely acquainted; familiar.

Usage examples:

Intimate friends

noun

A very close friend.

Usage examples:

His circle of intimates

verb

State or make known.

Usage examples:

Mr hutchison has intimated his decision to retire

adjective

Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.

Usage examples:

Add a large clove of garlic

verb

Enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music.

Usage examples:

He's known in clubland for his capacity for larging it

adverb

Another term for free (sense 2 of the adverb).

adjective

(of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush.

Usage examples:

Forests of dark, luxuriant foliage

adjective

Having a thick and healthy appearance

Usage examples:

Her luxuriant hair fell around her shoulders.

noun

Used as a familiar form of address to a man.

Usage examples:

Don't worry, matey, it 's all part of my plan

adjective

Familiar and friendly; sociable.

Usage examples:

A matey grin

adjective

Friendly

Usage examples:

They've been very matey since they started working together., are you all right, matey?

adjective

Full of or resembling meat.

Usage examples:

A meaty flavour

adjective

Containing a lot of meat

Usage examples:

A meaty meal

noun

The point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something.

Usage examples:

She stood alone in the middle of the street

adjective

At an equal distance from the extremities of something; central.

Usage examples:

The early and middle part of life

verb

Short for middle term.

preposition

In the middle of.

Usage examples:

And midst them are those of sydney agricultural university whose chardonnay is a premium wine in th…

noun

The middle part or point.

Usage examples:

He left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm

noun

Fmlmiddle

Usage examples:

Long beach is in the midst of a revival., the pear tree stoodin the midst of a rainbow of flowers.

adjective

Acting or done without justification and with no concern for the consequences.

Usage examples:

A generation of mindless vandals

adjective

Not reasonable or understandable

Usage examples:

People waste a lot of time doing mindless things.

adjective

Having a viscous or gelatinous consistency.

Usage examples:

A mucilaginous paste

adjective

(of a sound) not loud because of being obstructed in some way; muted.

Usage examples:

They heard the sounds of muffled voices

verb

Wrap or cover for warmth.

Usage examples:

Everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves

adjective

Having a close, friendly relationship.

Usage examples:

I see you're getting quite pally with carlos

adjective

Friendly

Usage examples:

They've become very pally (with each other)., suddenly she started acting very pally towards me.

adjective

Close in the manner of people who are friends, often in a way that is not considered acceptable

Usage examples:

The government and the press have a palsy-walsy relationship, so the press doesn't properly hold th…

adjective

Existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant.

Usage examples:

Coal is cheap and plentiful

adjective

If something is plentiful, there is a lot of it available

Usage examples:

Strawberries are plentiful in the summer., i took a plentiful supply of games to keep the children …

adjective

Having a full rounded shape.

Usage examples:

The berries were plump and sweet

verb

Shake or pat (a cushion or pillow) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft.

Usage examples:

She plumped up her pillows

noun

An abrupt plunge; a heavy fall.

Usage examples:

The wagon came into a deep hole, with such a plump

adjective

(especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant.

Usage examples:

I offered my profuse apologies

adjective

Large in amount

Usage examples:

A profusion of beautiful flowers

adjective

(especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked.

Usage examples:

Political violence was rampant

adjective

Happening a lot or becoming worse, usually in a way that is out of control

Usage examples:

Weeds are growing rampant in the garden.

adjective

Used to describe something bad that gets worse very quickly and in an uncontrolled way

Usage examples:

Corruption and fraud are rampant in the war-stricken area., rampant inflation/commercialism/consume…

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

Usage examples:

An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

adjective

Harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating.

Usage examples:

His cracked, rasping voice narrates the story

verb

Make a harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

My breath rasped in my throat

adjective

A rasping sound or a rasping voice is unpleasantly rough

Usage examples:

Rasping cough the man had a rasping cough that left him gasping for breath., rasping voice with his…

adjective

Hoarse or harsh-sounding.

Usage examples:

His voice was raspy from days of non-stop campaigning

adjective

Having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.

Usage examples:

A rich and famous family

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions; wealthy

Usage examples:

A rich man, the united states is one of the world’s richest nations., a rich brocade jacket, the co…

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions

Usage examples:

He's the third richest man in britain., all of the world's richest nations were invited to attend t…

adjective

Marked by or involving public disorder.

Usage examples:

A riotous crowd

adjective

Very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy

Usage examples:

We went to a riotous party and danced all night., uk five students were arrested for riotous behavi…

adjective

Resembling a rope, especially in being long, strong, and fibrous.

Usage examples:

The ropy roots of the old tree

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

(of rows of people or things) standing close together.

Usage examples:

Serried ranks of soldiers

adjective

Unable to deal with complicated matters

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Usage examples:

Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

Usage examples:

The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Usage examples:

The train slowed to a halt

adjective

Not clever and therefore slow to notice or understand things

adjective

Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.

Usage examples:

The stream was frozen solid

noun

A substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid.

Usage examples:

I was reminded of high school physics where we learned that solids conduct sound better than both l…

adjective

Having a fixed shape that cannot be changed easily

Usage examples:

After flying all night, he was glad to be on solid ground., solid rock, a solid oak table, solid go…

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

Usage examples:

A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

Usage examples:

When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

Usage examples:

Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

verb

Make or become stiff or rigid.

Usage examples:

He stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them trembling

verb

Past simple and past participle of stiffen

Usage examples:

Beat the cream until it begins to stiffen (= become firm)., his body stiffened in fear., she stiffe…

adjective

Broad and sturdily built.

Usage examples:

He had a short, stocky body

adjective

(esp. of a man) wide and strong-looking

Usage examples:

He was shorter and stockier than i expected.

adjective

(of a person) rather fat or of heavy build.

Usage examples:

Stout middle-aged men

noun

A kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley.

Usage examples:

There is a tradition in england of drinking stout while eating oysters

adjective

(of people) fat and solid-looking, esp. around the waist, or (of things) thick and strong

Usage examples:

He was seen as a pleasant man – short, a bit stout and balding, with a radiant smile., there is muc…

adjective

Having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.

Usage examples:

I was stupid enough to think she was perfect

noun

A stupid person (often used as a term of address).

Usage examples:

You're not a coward, stupid!

adjective

Lacking thought or intelligence

Usage examples:

I just made another stupid mistake., turn off that stupid program!, can you believe my stupidity? i…

adjective

(of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built.

Usage examples:

He had a sturdy, muscular physique

noun

Vertigo in sheep caused by a tapeworm larva encysted in the brain.

adjective

Strong or solid

Usage examples:

That ladder doesn’t look sturdy enough to hold you.

adjective

Of considerable importance, size, or worth.

Usage examples:

A substantial amount of cash

adjective

Large in size, value, or importance

Usage examples:

He took a substantial amount of money., they do a substantial portion of their business by phone.

adjective

Large in size, value, or importance

Usage examples:

Substantial benefits/costs/investment, a substantial amount/number/portion of sth banks make a subs…

adjective

(of a person or animal) heavily or solidly built; stocky.

Usage examples:

A thickset boy with dark greasy hair

adjective

A thickset person, especially a man, has a body that is wide across the shoulders and chest and is short

Usage examples:

A thickset young man appeared in the doorway.

adjective

(of a voice or other sound) deep and husky.

Usage examples:

Rich, throaty laughter

adjective

Having or showing a low level of intelligence.

Usage examples:

A good-natured but unintelligent boy

adjective

Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

Usage examples:

A vacuous smile

adjective

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.

Usage examples:

Tuneful but vapid musical comedies

adjective

Showing no intelligence or imagination

Usage examples:

A vapid reality tv show, he's attractive, but vapid.

adjective

Having a glutinous or sticky consistency.

Usage examples:

The viscid mucus lining of the intestine

adjective

A viscid liquid is thick and sticky

Usage examples:

The cysts are filled with viscid fluid., lava, even at its hottest, is somewhat viscid, like treacl…

adjective

Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity.

Usage examples:

Viscous lava

adjective

(of a liquid) thick and sticky; not flowing easily

Usage examples:

Viscous oil

adjective

Of great or more than average width.

Usage examples:

A wide road

adverb

To the full extent.

Usage examples:

His eyes opened wide

noun

A ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.

adjective

Foolish; stupid.

Usage examples:

A witless retort

adjective

Stupid or showing no intelligence

Usage examples:

In the book, anna is forced to take care of her witless cousin., she was scared witless of robert, …