Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thick on the ground

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: thick- on the -ground
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Existing, or present, in large numbers or amounts.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Although the Netherlands occupy only a seventh of the area of the United Kingdom, the population of 11.5 million is as thick on the ground as 890 people per square mile, whereas the comparable figure for the U.K. is 560 per square mile."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

thicker on the ground (comparative) thickest on the ground (superlative)

Phrases

thick and fast thick and thin

Frequently Paired Words

thick and fast thick and thin

Synonyms

common widespread abundant ubiquitous

Antonyms

thin on the ground deficient in short supply wanting lacking uncommon rare dearthy few and far between geason infrequent non-common

Questions

What does thick on the ground mean?: Existing, or present, in large numbers or amounts.

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