In gyms, the practice takes not only strong feet but thick skin.

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Our hollow, long bones are thick and strong where needed, and light and flexible where possible.

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Turkish coffee, which is served in small cups where the grounds settle at the bottom, is very thick, dark, strong and sweet.

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Think of it as a sheet of chicken-wire that is just a single atom thick, but also lightweight, strong, airtight, stretchable, transparent and an excellent conductor of both electricity and light.

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But I must say that while strong opinions are rewarded on the Internet, so is thick skin.

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Moreover, his delight in lush-featured women led him to create the most recognizably Pre-Raphaelite female ideal: long thick hair, deeply set eyes, full lips and a strong jaw-line.

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By virtue of their thick economic interdependence, however, the U.S. also has a strong interest in continued Chinese growth.

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