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Word

thicke

Definition

n. a very thick or heavy object, often used to describe a person's body. It is an old-fashioned word that people used in the past to talk about someone being large or strong.

n. a thick or heavy object, typically referring to a person's body or a dense mass.

Examples

“The knight carried a heavy thicke on his back.”

“In the old play, the villain is described as a 'thicke' man who moves with great difficulty through the narrow corridors.”

“The poet uses the term 'thicke' to evoke the dense, oppressive atmosphere of the forest, where the trees grow so closely together that no light can penetrate the canopy.”

Examples

simple

“The knight carried a heavy thicke on his back.”

contextual

“In the old play, the villain is described as a 'thicke' man who moves with great difficulty through the narrow corridors.”

complex

“The poet uses the term 'thicke' to evoke the dense, oppressive atmosphere of the forest, where the trees grow so closely together that no light can penetrate the canopy.”

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