dense vs ear to the ground

dense

adj
  • Opaque; allowing little light to pass through. 

  • Thick; difficult to penetrate. 

  • Obscure, or difficult to understand. 

  • Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence. 

  • Having relatively high density. 

  • Compact; crowded together. 

  • Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See the Wikipedia article on dense sets for a mathematical definition. 

noun
  • A thicket. 

ear to the ground

noun
  • The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness. 

  • Pursuing the practice or having the characteristic of carefully gathering information; well-informed. 

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