Thickset (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Planted or growing close together; "thickset trees".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The forest was characterized by thickset trees, which allowed little sunlight to reach the forest floor.
- The thickset bushes hid the entrance to the secret garden from passersby.
- After years of careful cultivation, the gardener's roses had grown into thickset hedges that lined the entire property.
- The trees on the plantation grew thickset and quickly, with vines snaking through their branches.
- A winding path led through the thickset undergrowth, with ferns and wildflowers sprouting up from every direction.
Meaning 2
Having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The thickset football player was nearly unbeatable on the field due to his strength and agility.
- His thickset frame allowed him to move steadily through the dense forest without getting tired.
- The detectives focused on the suspect, a thickset man in his mid-40s with a unshaven beard.
- With his thickset arms and massive hands, the young boxer seemed almost invincible in the ring.
- He was often mistaken for a professional wrestler due to his thickset neck and impressive physique.