Definition of thicken

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Thicken (v. t.) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men..

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Jump :: Jump (v. t.) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
Anta :: Anta (n.) A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base..
Curd :: Curd (v. i.) To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whe.
Clitellus :: Clitellus (n.) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes..
Spissitude :: Spissated (a.) Rendered dense or compact, as by evaporation; inspissated; thickened..
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To strengthen; to confirm.
Pterostigma :: Pterostigma (n.) A thickened opaque spot on the wings of certain insects.
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows..
Pseudo-bulb :: Pseudo-bulb (n.) An aerial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic orchidaceous plants..
Curd :: Curd (v. t.) To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
Incrassation :: Incrassation (n.) The act or process of thickening or making thick; the process of becoming thick or thicker.
Incrassated :: Incrassated (a.) Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.
Chalaza :: Chalaza (n.) A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle..
Puree :: Puree (n.) A dish made by boiling any article of food to a pulp and rubbing it through a sieve; as, a puree of fish, or of potatoes; especially, a soup the thickening of which is so treated..
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make thick (in any sense of the word).
Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end..
Corn :: Corn (n.) A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome..
Fulling :: Fulling (n.) The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure..
Footing :: Footing (n.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot..
Incrassative :: Incrassative (n.) A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors..
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