👉 A thicket.
Alright class, settle down and let’s take a look! You’ve hit on a really good point – the dictionary gives us a solid starting place. “Thicket” is part of what "dense" means, but it's not the whole story, you see. Let’s think about it like this: Dense describes something packed in tight, with little space between its parts. Imagine a forest – when it's dense, the trees are close together, blocking out much of the sunlight, right? It feels heavy and full. Here are some other ways to understand it: Think about density of objects: A brick is denser than a feather - it has more stuff packed into the same space. Dense can describe how thick something feels . Like a dense chocolate cake! So, “thicket” gives us an image of crowded plants, but "dense" can also apply to things like air, sound, or even ideas – all tightly packed together. Do you have any questions about that? Let’s discuss how we see 'dense' in action around us!