Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having a solid, stocky form or body; stout.
- adj. Positioned or placed closely together.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Set, growing, or occurring closely together; dense; luxuriant.
- Thickly studded; abounding; plentifully supplied.
- Heavily or solidly built; stout; especially, short and stout.
- n. A close or thick hedge.
- n. Very thick or dense underwood; bush; scrub.
- n. A kind of fustian having a nap like that of velveteen. It is used for clothes by persons engaged in manual work.
Wiktionary
- adj. Having a short, heavy build; stout
- n. A thick hedge.
- n. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Close planted.
- adj. Having a short, thick body; stout.
- n. A close or thick hedge.
- n. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having a short and solid form or stature
- adj. planted or growing close together
Examples
“He pointed out a kind of thickset tower which crowned a pretty village set in orchards.”
“The simplified heads and thickset, burgeoning bodies of the women reflect his enthusiasm for ancient Iberian sculptures, seen in Spain.”
The Wall Street Journal: Portrait of a Restless Artist as a Young Man
“Their vocalist, Ali Tabatabaee, went for a layup, and Printz, who is a thickset guy with dreds, came underneath and swatted his shot, hard.”
“Bwowff!" soothes her thickset confidante, jowls swinging approvingly at her choice of metaphor.”
“He was no longer the slender boy who had enlisted nine years earlier but a thickset man, with shaggy hair and an untamed beard.”
The Wall Street Journal: For Wounded Vet, Love Pierces the Fog of War
“It was getting dark, but the sunset was as slow and gradual as dawn had been, and she watched Karina Björnlund stand and freeze at the bus stop, a thickset, dark woman in a fur and no hat.”
“He watched her go, heavy and thickset, plodding toward the number 3 with her bulging carrier bags.”
“But the bus stopped a few meters away from her anyway, the back door opened and a thickset man stepped onto the street, moving slowly, heavily.”
“From outside, he could see a smoky interior, thickset men sitting on the ground and drinking from simple cups.”
“The stocky Austrian scurried after him on his thickset legs.”
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