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THICKSET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thickset mean?
• THICKSET (adjective)
The adjective THICKSET has 2 senses:
1. having a short and solid form or stature
2. planted or growing close together
Familiarity information: THICKSET used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a short and solid form or stature
Synonyms:
compact; heavyset; stocky; thick; thickset
Context example:
a thickset young man
Similar:
little; short (low in stature; not tall)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Planted or growing close together
Context example:
thickset trees
Similar:
concentrated (gathered together or made less diffuse)
Context examples
The thickset chauffeur, who had seated himself by the table, pushed forward his glass with some eagerness.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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