thicken
11thicken — UK [ˈθɪkən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms thicken : present tense I/you/we/they thicken he/she/it thickens present participle thickening past tense thickened past participle thickened to become thick, or to make something become… …
12thicken — verb Thicken is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑custard, ↑fog, ↑light, ↑traffic, ↑voice Thicken is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sauce …
13thicken — verb (thickened; thickening) Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to become dense < the mist thickened > b. to become concentrated in numbers, mass, or frequency 2. to grow blurred or obscure 3. to grow broader or bulkier …
14thicken — thick|en [ θıkən ] verb intransitive or transitive to become thick, or make something become thick: The snow thickened as night fell. Thicken the mixture with flour …
15thicken — /thik euhn/, v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become thick or thicker. 2. to make or grow more intense, profound, intricate, or complex: The plot thickens. [1375 1425; late ME thiknen < ON thykkna. See THICK, EN1] * * * …
16thicken — verb a) To make thicker (in the sense of wider). b) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous) See Also: thickener, the plot thickens …
17thicken — Synonyms and related words: add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, beat up, boost, broaden, build, build up, cake, candy, churn, clabber, clot, clump, cluster, coagulate, colloid, colloidize, concrete, condense, congeal, cream, crystallize, curd,… …
18thicken — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become thicker] Syn. coagulate, curdle, petrify, ossify, solidify, freeze, clot, set, congeal, gel, grow thick; see also harden 2 , stiffen 1 . Ant. flow*, thaw, weaken. 2. [To make thicker] Syn. reinforce, add, expand,… …
19thicken — thick·en || θɪkÉ™n v. make thick in consistency; become thick, condense; grow more intricate, become increasingly complex …
20thicken — kitchen …
