Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n., 7. — Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve. J. Knowles.
Syn. — Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
Thick, n. 1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] Drayton.
Through the thick they heard one rudely rush.
He through a little window cast his sight Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.
Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under Fiddle. — Through thick and thin, through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and small.
He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy.
Thick (thk), adv. [AS. þicce.] 1. Frequently; fast; quick.
2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
Thick and threefold, in quick succession, or in great numbers. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Thick, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. þiccian.] To thicken. [R.]
The nightmare Life-in-death was she, Who thicks man's blood with cold.
Thick"bill` (?), n. The bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Thick"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening.] To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: —
(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
Thick"en, v. i. To become thick. "Thy luster thickens when he shines by." Shak.
The press of people thickens to the court.
The combat thickens, like the storm that flies.
Thick"en*ing, n. Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
Thick"et (?), n. [AS. þiccet. See Thick, a.] A wood or a collection of trees, shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a thicket. Gen. xxii. 13.
Thick"head` (?), n. 1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.]
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of Australian singing birds of the genus Pachycephala. The males of some of the species are bright-colored. Some of the species are popularly called thrushes.
Thick"-head`ed, a. Having a thick skull; stupid.
Thick"-knee` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A stone curlew. See under Stone.