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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Heteroptera :: Heteroptera (n. pl.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera..
Pterostigma :: Pterostigma (n.) A thickened opaque spot on the wings of certain insects.
Thick :: Thick (v. t. & i.) To thicken.
Incrassative :: Incrassative (a.) Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken.
Incrassative :: Incrassative (n.) A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors..
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows..
Incrassation :: Incrassation (n.) The act or process of thickening or making thick; the process of becoming thick or thicker.
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make thick (in any sense of the word).
Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous..
Placentiform :: Placentiform (a.) Having the shape of a placenta, or circular thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle..
Thickened :: Thickened (imp. & p. p.) of Thicke.
Inspissate :: Inspissate (v. t.) To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation..
Wart :: Wart (n.) A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them..
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To strengthen; to confirm.
Splenius :: Splenium (n.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
Pad :: Pad (n.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
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..
Curd :: Curd (v. i.) To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whe.
Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end..
Clitellus :: Clitellus (n.) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes..
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