The difference between Friendly and Thick

When used as nouns, friendly means a game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc, whereas thick means the thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

When used as adverbs, friendly means in a friendly manner, like a friend, whereas thick means in a thick manner.

When used as adjectives, friendly means generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character, whereas thick means relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Thick is also verb with the meaning: to thicken.

check bellow for the other definitions of Friendly and Thick

  1. Friendly as an adjective:

    Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

    Examples:

    "Your cat seems very friendly."

  2. Friendly as an adjective:

    Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.

    Examples:

    "He gave a friendly smile."

  3. Friendly as an adjective:

    Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.

    Examples:

    "a user-friendly software program"

    "a dog-friendly café"

    "the use of [[environmentally friendly]] packaging"

  4. Friendly as an adjective:

    Without any hostility.

    Examples:

    "a friendly competition"

    "a friendly power or state"

  5. Friendly as an adjective:

    Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.

    Examples:

    "a friendly breeze or gale"

  6. Friendly as an adjective (military):

    Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports

    Examples:

    "The soldier was killed by friendly fire."

  7. Friendly as an adjective (number theory):

    Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.

    Examples:

    "friendly numbers;  friendly pairs;  friendly n-tuples"

  8. Friendly as an adjective (in compounds):

    Not damaging to, or compatible with (the compounded noun)

    Examples:

    "The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly."

    "Organic farms only use soil-friendly fertilisers."

    "Our sandwiches are made with dolphin-friendly tuna."

  1. Friendly as an adverb (archaic):

    In a friendly manner, like a friend.

  1. Friendly as a noun (sports):

    A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.

    Examples:

    "Even as friendlies, derbies often arouse strong emotions"

  2. Friendly as a noun:

    A person or entity on the same side in a conflict.

  1. Thick as an adjective:

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

  2. Thick as an adjective:

    Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

    Examples:

    "I want some planks that are two inches thick."

  3. Thick as an adjective:

    Heavy in build; thickset.

    Examples:

    "He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."

  4. Thick as an adjective:

    Densely crowded or packed.

    Examples:

    "We walked through thick undergrowth."

  5. Thick as an adjective:

    Having a viscous consistency.

    Examples:

    "My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."

  6. Thick as an adjective:

    Abounding in number.

    Examples:

    "The room was thick with reporters."

  7. Thick as an adjective:

    Impenetrable to sight.

    Examples:

    "We drove through thick fog."

  8. Thick as an adjective:

    Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

    Examples:

    "We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent."

  9. Thick as an adjective (informal):

    Stupid.

    Examples:

    "He was as thick as two short planks."

  10. Thick as an adjective (informal):

    Friendly or intimate.

    Examples:

    "They were as thick as thieves."

  11. Thick as an adjective:

    Deep, intense, or profound.

    Examples:

    "'Thick darkness."

  12. Thick as an adjective (UK, dated):

    troublesome; unreasonable

  13. Thick as an adjective (slang, mostly, of women):

    Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

  1. Thick as an adverb:

    In a thick manner.

    Examples:

    "Snow lay thick on the ground."

  2. Thick as an adverb:

    Frequently or numerously.

    Examples:

    "The arrows flew thick and fast around us."

  1. Thick as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

  2. Thick as a noun:

    A thicket.

  3. Thick as a noun (slang):

    A stupid person; a fool.

  1. Thick as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To thicken.

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