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

Thickened :: Thickened (imp. & p. p.) of Thicke.

Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make thick (in any sense of the word).

Seminose :: Seminose (n.) A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow sirup having a sweetish-bitter taste..

Pterostigma :: Pterostigma (n.) A thickened opaque spot on the wings of certain insects.

Fulling :: Fulling (n.) The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure..

Paunch :: Paunch (n.) The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper..

Full :: Full (v. i.) To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well..

Thick :: Thick (v. t. & i.) To thicken.

Inspissation :: Inspissation (n.) The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened..

Whipworm :: Whipworm (n.) A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly..

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..

Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.

Tapioca :: Tapioca (n.) A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava..

Sclerogen :: Sclerogen (n.) The thickening matter of woody cells; lignin.

Curdle :: Curdle (v. i.) To thicken; to congeal.

Incrassative :: Incrassative (a.) Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken.

Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity..

Clitellus :: Clitellus (n.) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes..

Footing :: Footing (n.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot..

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