The difference between Great and Thick

When used as nouns, great means a person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim, whereas thick means the thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

When used as adverbs, great means very well, whereas thick means in a thick manner.

When used as adjectives, great means relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.&nbsp, whereas thick means relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Great is also interjection with the meaning: expression of gladness and content about something.

Thick is also verb with the meaning: to thicken.

check bellow for the other definitions of Great and Thick

  1. Great as an adjective:

    Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i. e. having many parts or members) or duration (i. e. relatively long); very big.

    Examples:

    "A great storm is approaching our shores."

    "a great assembly"

    "a great wait"

  2. Great as an adjective:

    Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.

    Examples:

    "the great auk"

  3. Great as an adjective (qualifying nouns of family relationship):

    Involving more generations than the word qualified implies (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]

    Examples:

    "'great-grandfather"

  4. Great as an adjective (obsolete, postpositive, followed by 'with'):

    Pregnant; large with young; full of.

    Examples:

    "'great with child"

    "'great with hope"

  5. Great as an adjective (obsolete, except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy'):

    Intimate; familiar.

  6. Great as an adjective:

    Extreme or more than usual.

    Examples:

    "'great worry"

  7. Great as an adjective:

    Of significant importance or consequence; important.

    Examples:

    "a great decision"

  8. Great as an adjective (applied to actions, thoughts and feelings):

    Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.

    Examples:

    "a great deed"

    "a great nature"

    "a great history"

  9. Great as an adjective:

    Impressive or striking.

    Examples:

    "a great show of wealth"

  10. Great as an adjective:

    Much in use; favoured.

    Examples:

    "Poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era."

  11. Great as an adjective (applied to persons):

    Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.

    Examples:

    "a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc."

  12. Great as an adjective:

    Title referring to an important leader.

    Examples:

    "Alexander the Great'"

  13. Great as an adjective:

    Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.

    Examples:

    "What a great buffoon!"

    "He's not a great one for reading."

    "a great walker"

  14. Great as an adjective (often followed by 'at'):

    Skilful or adroit.

    Examples:

    "a great carpenter"

    "You are great at singing."

  15. Great as an adjective (informal):

    Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).

    Examples:

    "Dinner was great."

  16. Great as an adjective (informal, British):

    Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.

    Examples:

    "a dirty great smack in the face"

    "'Great Scott!"

  1. Great as a noun:

    A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

    Examples:

    "Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science."

  2. Great as a noun (music):

    The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.

  1. Great as an adverb:

    very well

    Examples:

    "Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don't have to be sharpened."

  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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