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they'll /ðe I əl/ They'll is the usual spoken form of 'they will'. □  They'll probably be here Monday and Tuesday.

they're /ðeə ^r , ðe I ə ^r / They're is the usual spoken form of 'they are'. □  People eat when they're depressed.

they've /ðe I v/ They've is the usual spoken form of 'they have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb. □  The worst thing is when you call friends and they've gone out.

thick ◆◇◇ /θ I k/ (thicker , thickest )

1 ADJ Something that is thick has a large distance between its two opposite sides. □  For breakfast I had a thick slice of bread and syrup. □  This material is very thick and this needle is not strong enough to go through it. ●  thick|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Slice the meat thickly.

2 ADJ [n ADJ ] [as ADJ as ] You can use thick to talk or ask about how wide or deep something is. □  The folder was two inches thick. □  How thick are these walls? ● COMB [ADJ n] Thick is also a combining form. □  His life was saved by a quarter-inch-thick bullet-proof steel screen. ●  thick|ness (thicknesses ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] The size of the fish will determine the thickness of the steaks.

3 ADJ If something that consists of several things is thick , it has a large number of them very close together. □  She inherited our father's thick, wavy hair. □  They walked through thick forest. ●  thick|ly ADV [ADV after v, oft ADV -ed] □  I rounded a bend where the trees and brush grew thickly.

4 ADJ [v-link ADJ with n] If something is thick with another thing, the first thing is full of or covered with the second. □ [+ with ] The air is thick with acrid smoke from the fires.

5 ADJ Thick clothes are made from heavy cloth, so that they will keep you warm in cold weather. □  In the winter she wears thick socks, Wellington boots and gloves.

6 ADJ Thick smoke, fog, or cloud is difficult to see through. □  The smoke was bluish-black and thick.

7 ADJ Thick liquids are fairly stiff and solid and do not flow easily. □  They had to battle through thick mud to reach construction workers.

8 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If someone's voice is thick , they are not speaking clearly, for example because they are ill, upset, or drunk. □ [+ with ] When he spoke his voice was thick with bitterness. ●  thick|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  'It's all my fault,' he mumbled thickly.

9 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A thick accent is very obvious and easy to identify. □  He answered our questions in English but with a thick accent.

10 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you describe someone as thick , you think they are stupid. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  How could she have been so thick?

11 PHRASE If things happen thick and fast , they happen very quickly and in large numbers. □  The rumours have been coming thick and fast.

12 PHRASE If you are in the thick of an activity or situation, you are very involved in it. □  I enjoy being in the thick of things.

13 PHRASE If you do something through thick and thin , you do it although the conditions or circumstances are very bad. □  She'd stuck by Bob through thick and thin.

14a thick skin → see skin

thick|en /θ I kən/ (thickens , thickening , thickened )

1 VERB When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens , it becomes stiffer and more solid. □ [V n] Thicken the broth with the cornflour. □ [V ] Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.

2 VERB If something thickens , it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before. □ [V ] The crowds around him began to thicken.