thicken
21thicken — verb make or become thick or thicker. Phrases the plot thickens the situation is becoming more complicated. Derivatives thickener noun …
22thicken — I. v. a. 1. Inspissate, make dense. 2. Make close, make compact. 3. Make frequent. II. v. n. 1. Grow thick, become inspissated. 2. Concrete, become solid, be consolidated, condense, solidify. 3. Become obscure …
23thicken — verb stir the sauce as it thickens Syn: become thick/thicker, stiffen, condense; solidify, firm up, set, jell, congeal, clot, coagulate, cake, inspissate …
24thicken — v 1. inspissate, condense, Pharm. incrassate; gelatinize, congeal, jell, jellify, jelly, set, solidify, harden; curdle, clabber, coagulate, clot, cake. 2. grow more intense, intensify, deepen, become intricate, become complex …
25thicken — thick·en …
26thicken — verb Syn: stiffen, condense, solidify, set, gel, congeal, clot, coagulate …
27thicken — [ˈθɪkən] verb [I/T] to become thick, or to make something become thick …
28thicken — thick•en [[t]ˈθɪk ən[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to make or become thick or thicker 2) to make or grow more profound or intricate: The plot thickens in the next chapter[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME thiknen < ON thykkna. See thick, en I… …
29thicken — /ˈθɪkən/ (say thikuhn) verb (t) 1. to make thick or thicker. 2. to make more intense, profound, intricate, or complex. –verb (i) 3. to become thick or thicker. 4. to grow more intense, profound, intricate, or complex. {thick + en1} –thickener,… …
30thicken — Ho omānoa, kuhua; ho okūpū, ho omākū (as cream) …
