Short and Thick

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Short

Short adjective - Low in stature; not tall.

Usage example: short in stature

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Thick is a synonym for short in stout topic. In some cases you can use "Thick" instead the word "Short" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like not tall.

Nearby Words: shorten, shortened, shortage, shortness, shorted

Thick

Thick adjective - Having a short and solid form or stature.

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Short is a synonym for thick in stout topic. Sometimes you can use "Short" instead the word "Thick" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: thicken, thickness, thickened, thicket, thickhead

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Also, on the earliest print runs of the game, the cursors that are made to look as if they're pointing into the distance rather than to the sides have a different design than other Humongous games — they are long and thin rather than short and thick, though this was corrected on later prints.

Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Video Games
All Trolls Are Different: Feist's are described as short, broad humanoids who walk on all fours, looking like "some comic parody of an ape, their bodies covered by thick grey hide".

Source: Literature / The Riftwar Cycle
Likewise, in the Old West, ammo was of poor quality and couldn't hold up to the rigors of the environment, so it was common for pistols to have a short blade or a thick barrel to be used as an axe or club in close quarters.

Source: Swiss Army Weapon

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