Opaque vs. Thick

Opaqueadjective

Neither reflecting nor emitting light.

Thickadjective

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Opaqueadjective

Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.

Thickadjective

Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

‘I want some planks that are two inches thick.’;

Opaqueadjective

(figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of

Thickadjective

Heavy in build; thickset.

‘He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.’;

Opaqueadjective

(figuratively) Obtuse, stupid.

Thickadjective

Densely crowded or packed.

‘We walked through thick undergrowth.’;

Opaqueadjective

(computing) Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.

Thickadjective

Having a viscous consistency.

‘My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.’;

Opaquenoun

An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.

Thickadjective

Abounding in number.

‘The room was thick with reporters.’;

Opaquenoun

Something which is opaque rather than translucent.

Thickadjective

Impenetrable to sight.

‘We drove through thick fog.’;

Opaqueverb

(transitive) To make, render (more) opaque.

Thickadjective

Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

‘We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.’;

Opaqueadjective

Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance.

Thickadjective

(informal) Stupid.

‘He was as thick as two short planks.’;

Opaqueadjective

Obscure; not clear; unintelligible.

Thickadjective

(informal) Friendly or intimate.

‘They were as thick as thieves.’;

Opaquenoun

That which is opaque; opacity.

Thickadjective

Deep, intense, or profound.

‘Thick darkness.’;

Opaqueadjective

not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy;

‘opaque windows of the jail’; ‘opaque to X-rays’;

Thickadjective

troublesome; unreasonable

Opaqueadjective

not clearly understood or expressed

Thickadjective

Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

Thickadverb

In a thick manner.

‘Snow lay thick on the ground.’;

Thickadverb

Thickly.

‘Bread should be sliced thick to make toast.’;

Thickadverb

Frequently; in great numbers.

‘The arrows flew thick and fast around us.’;

Thicknoun

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

‘It was mayhem in the thick of battle.’;

Thicknoun

A thicket.

Thicknoun

(slang) A stupid person; a fool.

Thickverb

To thicken.

Thickadjective

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; - said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.

‘Were it as thick as is a branched oak.’; ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.’;

Thickadjective

Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.

Thickadjective

Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.

‘Make the gruel thick and slab.’;

Thickadjective

Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.

Thickadjective

Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.

‘The people were gathered thick together.’; ‘Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.’;

Thickadjective

Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.

Thickadjective

Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.

Thickadjective

Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.

‘His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.’;

Thickadjective

Intimate; very friendly; familiar.

‘We have been thick ever since.’;

Thicknoun

The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.

‘In the thick of the dust and smoke.’;

Thicknoun

A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.

‘Through the thick they heard one rudely rush.’; ‘He through a little window cast his sightThrough thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.’; ‘Through thick and thin she followed him.’; ‘He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy.’;

Thickadverb

Frequently; fast; quick.

Thickadverb

Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.

Thickadverb

To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.

Thickverb

To thicken.

‘The nightmare Life-in-death was she,Who thicks man's blood with cold.’;

Thicknoun

the location of something surrounded by other things;

‘in the midst of the crowd’;

Thickadjective

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions;

‘an inch thick’; ‘a thick board’; ‘a thick sandwich’; ‘spread a thick layer of butter’; ‘thick coating of dust’; ‘thick warm blankets’;

Thickadjective

closely crowded together;

‘a compact shopping center’; ‘a dense population’; ‘thick crowds’;

Thickadjective

relatively dense in consistency;

‘thick cream’; ‘thick soup’; ‘thick smoke’; ‘thick fog’;

Thickadjective

spoken as if with a thick tongue;

‘the thick speech of a drunkard’; ‘his words were slurred’;

Thickadjective

wide from side to side;

‘a heavy black mark’;

Thickadjective

hard to pass through because of dense growth;

‘dense vegetation’; ‘thick woods’;

Thickadjective

(of darkness) very intense;

‘thick night’; ‘thick darkness’; ‘a face in deep shadow’; ‘deep night’;

Thickadjective

abundant;

‘a thick head of hair’;

Thickadjective

heavy and compact in form or stature;

‘a wrestler of compact build’; ‘he was tall and heavyset’; ‘stocky legs’; ‘a thick middle-aged man’; ‘a thickset young man’;

Thickadjective

(used informally) associated on close terms;

‘a close friend’; ‘the bartender was chummy with the regular customers’; ‘the two were thick as thieves for months’;

Thickadjective

used informally

Thickadjective

abundantly covered or filled;

‘the top was thick with dust’;

Thickadverb

with a thick consistency;

‘the blood was flowing thick’;

Thickadverb

in quick succession;

‘misfortunes come fast and thick’;

Thickadjective

with opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart

‘the walls are 5 feet thick’; ‘thick slices of bread’; ‘thick metal cables’;

Thickadjective

(of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of heavy material

‘a thick sweater’;

Thickadjective

(of writing or printing) consisting of broad lines

‘a headline in thick black type’;

Thickadjective

made up of a large number of things or people close together

‘the road winds through thick forest’; ‘his hair was long and thick’;

Thickadjective

densely filled or covered with

‘the air was thick with tension’; ‘the ground was thick with yellow leaves’;

Thickadjective

(of the air or atmosphere, or a substance in the air) opaque, dense, or heavy

‘a motorway pile-up in thick fog’; ‘a thick cloud of smoke’;

Thickadjective

(of a person's head) having a dull pain or heavy feeling, especially as a result of a hangover or illness

‘influenza can cause a thick head’; ‘Stephen woke late, his head thick and his mouth sour’;

Thickadjective

(of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely

‘thick mud’;

Thickadjective

of low intelligence; stupid

‘he's a bit thick’;

Thickadjective

(of a voice) not clear or distinct; hoarse or husky

‘Guy's voice was thick with desire’; ‘a snarling thick voice’;

Thickadjective

(of an accent) very marked and difficult to understand

‘a thick French accent’;

Thickadjective

having a very close, friendly relationship

‘he's very thick with the new master’;

Thicknoun

the most active or crowded part of something

‘we were in the thick of the battle’;

Thickadverb

in or with deep, dense, or heavy mass

‘bread spread thick with butter’;