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thick
Adjective
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If something is thick, there is some distance from one side to the other.
He was a workman with big hands and thick fingers.
The tree was too thick to put his arms around.
The ice on the lake is about 40 cm thick in the winter.
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If something is thick it has a lot of stuff in it.
I am warm because I have a thick coat.
The dog has beautiful, thick hair.
The oil moved slowly because it was so thick.
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If a liquid is thick, it can't flow very quickly.
shell
Noun
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A hard object that can be found on beaches.
I have a collection of colorful shells at home which I have collected when I visit the beach.
shell
Verb
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An act of bombing.
The shelling of the South Korean island is a major event that happened in 2010.