Thicken

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway.
  • v. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex: The leader's departure thickens the problems. Our apprehension thickened.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
  • v. To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous)
  • v. To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
  • v. To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make thick (in any sense of the word).
  • v. To render dense; to inspissate.
  • v. To make close; to fill up interstices in.
  • v. To strengthen; to confirm.
  • v. To make more frequent.
  • verb-intransitive. To become thick.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To become thick or thicker.
  • To become deeper or heavier; gain bulk.
  • Of a liquid, to approach more nearly a state of solidity; gain firmer consistency; also, to become turbid or cloudy.
  • To become dark or obscure; specifically, of the weather, etc., to become misty or foggy.
  • To grow more intense, profound, animated, intricate, etc.; become complicated.
  • To gain in number or frequency; hence, to crowd; throng.
  • To become indistinct.
  • To make thick or thicker.
  • To increase in depth, or distance between opposite surfaces; hence, figuratively, to make stouter or more substantial; strengthen.
  • Of liquids, to increase the consistency of; inspissate: as, to thicken gravy with flour; also, to render turbid or cloudy.
  • To obscure with clouds or mist; befog.
  • To make more numerous or frequent; redouble: as, to thicken blows.
  • n. A spelling of thick 'un (which see, under thick, a.).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make viscous or dense
  • v. make thick or thicker
  • v. become thick or thicker
  • Antonym
    dilute    thing   
    Verb Form
    thickened    thickening    thickens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change integrity    change    modify    alter    turn    change state   
    Cross Reference
    condense    coagulate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inspissate    strengthen    confirm    thick    stiffen    inviscate    incrassate    embody    increase    cloudy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Wiccan    chicken    quicken    sicken    stricken   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Dijon    matzoh    ex-estate    antianxiety    turnup    minestrone    plomeek    miso    mock-turtle    unthickened