thickset
[ adjective thik-set; noun thik-set ]
/ adjective ˈθɪkˈsɛt; noun ˈθɪkˌsɛt /
adjective
set thickly or in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge.
studded, or furnished thickly; closely packed: a sky thickset with stars.
heavily or solidly built; stocky: a thickset young man.
noun
a thicket.
RELATED WORDS
blocky, chunky, compact, corpulent, dumpy, fat, heavyset, plump, solid, squat, stodgy, stout, stubby, stumpy, sturdy, thick
Nearby words
- thickleaf,
- thickly,
- thickness,
- thickness piece,
- thicko,
- thief,
- thief ant,
- thief in the night, like a,
- thief, thieves,
- thiemia
Origin of thickset
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thickset
/ (ˌθɪkˈsɛt) /
adjective
stocky in build; sturdy
densely planted or placed
noun
a rare word for thicket
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thickset
mid-14c., thikke sette "with parts or things set close together" (of grass on a sward, etc.), from thick + set (v.). Meaning "stocky, strong and square-built" is recorded from 1724.
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