Definition of thicken

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Thicken (v. t.) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows..

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Thickened :: Thickened (imp. & p. p.) of Thicke.
Curdle :: Curdle (v. t.) To congeal or thicken.
Roux :: Roux (n.) A thickening, made of flour, for soups and gravies..
Paunch :: Paunch (n.) The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper..
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..
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men..
Clitellus :: Clitellus (n.) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes..
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..
Jump :: Jump (v. t.) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
Curdle :: Curdle (v. i.) To thicken; to congeal.
Curd :: Curd (n.) The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese..
Incrassated :: Incrassated (a.) Thickened; becoming thicker.
Splenius :: Splenium (n.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint..
Curd :: Curd (v. i.) To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whe.
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..
Spissitude :: Spissated (a.) Rendered dense or compact, as by evaporation; inspissated; thickened..
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity..
Thicken :: Thicken (v. i.) To become thick.
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..
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