Thick vs. Wide — What's the Difference?

Having a large distance between two opposite surfaces.

Having great extent from side to side.

Packed or crowded closely together.

Broad in scope or range.

Dense in consistency.

Encompassing a large number or variety.

Substantial or heavy in structure.

Fully open or extended in width.

Difficult to pass through because of density.

Open to more than one interpretation.

With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart

Of great or more than average width

Made up of a large number of things or people close together

Including a great variety of people or things

(of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely

At a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target

Of low intelligence; stupid

To the full extent

(of a voice) not clear or distinct; hoarse or husky

Far from a particular or intended point or target

Having a very close, friendly relationship

A ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.

The most active or crowded part of something

Having a specified extent from side to side

In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass

Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin

Having great extent or range; including much or many

Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension

Fully open or extended

Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset

To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal

Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense

(Baseball) Outside.

Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency

(Sports) Being toward or near one of the side boundaries of a playing area, such as a sideline on a football field.

Having a great number; abounding

Deviating or straying from something expected or specified

Impenetrable by the eyes

(Linguistics) Lax.

Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred

Over a great distance; extensively

Very noticeable; pronounced

To the full extent; completely.

(Informal) Lacking mental agility; stupid.

To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal.

(Informal) Very friendly; intimate

(Sports) Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area

(Informal) Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.

A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.

In a thick manner; deeply or heavily

Having a large physical extent from side to side.

In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely

Large in scope.

So as to be thick; thickly

(sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.

The thickest part.

On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

The most active or intense part

Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Vast, great in extent, extensive.

Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

(obsolete) Located some distance away; distant, far.

Heavy in build; thickset.

(obsolete) Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.

Densely crowded or packed.

(computing) Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

Having a viscous consistency.

Antagonistic, provocative.

Abounding in number.

Extensively

Impenetrable to sight.

Completely

(Of an accent) Prominent, strong.

Away from or to one side of a given goal

Greatly evocative of one's nationality or place of origin.

So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

(informal) Stupid.

Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry.

(informal) Friendly or intimate.

Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.

Deep, intense, or profound.

Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.

(academic) Detailed and expansive; substantive.

Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.

Troublesome; unreasonable

Remote; distant; far.

Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.

In a thick manner.

On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

Frequently or numerously.

Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; - opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of ē (ēve) is ĭ (ĭll); of ā (āte) is ĕ (ĕnd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, 13-15.

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

Having or showing a wide difference between the highest and lowest price, amount of supply, etc.; as, a wide opening; wide prices, where the prices bid and asked differ by several points.

A thicket.

To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.

(slang) A stupid person; a fool.

So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

To thicken.

So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; - said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.

That which is wide; wide space; width; extent.

Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.

That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.

Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.

Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other;

Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.

Broad in scope or content;

Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.

(used of eyes) fully open or extended;

Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.

Very large in expanse or scope;

Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.

Great in degree;

Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.

Great in range or scope;

Intimate; very friendly; familiar.

Having ample fabric;

The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.

Not on target;

A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.

With or by a broad space;

Frequently; fast; quick.

To the fullest extent possible;

Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.

Far from the intended target;

To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.

To or over a great extent or range; far;

To thicken.

The location of something surrounded by other things;

Not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions;

Closely crowded together;

Relatively dense in consistency;

Spoken as if with a thick tongue;

Wide from side to side;

Hard to pass through because of dense growth;

(of darkness) very intense;

Abundant;

Heavy and compact in form or stature;

(used informally) associated on close terms;

Used informally

Abundantly covered or filled;

With a thick consistency;

In quick succession;

Yes, greater thickness can increase an object's weight due to more material being present.

Thickness is typically measured from one surface to its opposite, and width from one side to the other side.

Thick refers to the depth or density of an object, while wide refers to the horizontal extent.

Yes, an object can be both thick and wide, like a thick and wide mattress.

Yes, thickness often relates to material properties like density, whereas width is more a spatial dimension.

Products like screens, desks, and fabric rolls are often described as wide.

Width can determine how objects fit into spaces, affecting layout and design.

No, they describe different dimensions and should be used specifically.

Calipers and micrometers are commonly used to measure thickness.

Rulers, measuring tapes, and laser measures are typically used for measuring width.