dense, adj.
freq. cnt. 6
freq. cnt. 6
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
dense heavy impenetrable
sample sentences
"dense smoke""heavy fog"
"impenetrable gloom"
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having high relative density or specific gravity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dense
sample sentences
"dense as lead"
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hard to pass through because of dense growth
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dense thick
sample sentences
"dense vegetation""thick woods"
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dense dim dull dumb obtuse slow
sample sentences
"so dense he never understands anything I say to him""never met anyone quite so dim"
"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
"dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
"he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
"worked with the slow students"
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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