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n. - Resistance to flow; The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; Used of a line or mark; Indistinct articulation.

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  • Judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily
  • Hair three quarters the length of the women, and of wonderful thickness, is common.
  • The thickness is the reason that the soap looks more like an oval, rather than a cute little round.
  • Add the turkey broth a little at a time, stirring constantly, until the desired thickness is reached.
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