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Having its parts close together. Or, pertaining to a substance that has a lot of mass in relation to its size Also: Slow to understand.

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Usage examples (39)
  • dense as lead
  • dense vegetation
  • So dense he never understands anything I say to him
  • SERICEA, but flowers much smaller, in short dense spikes.
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  • Cars in a "dense' (crowded or thick) parking lot are likely to end up with some "dents" (depressions or hollows caused by blows).
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