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Definition of Thicken

Thicken
Thicken Thick"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening.] To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: (a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint. (b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men. (c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.] And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak. (d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
Thicken
Thicken Thick"en, v. i. To become thick. ``Thy luster thickens when he shines by.' --Shak. The press of people thickens to the court. --Dryden. The combat thickens, like the storm that flies. --Dryden.

Meaning of Thicken from wikipedia

- A thickening agent or thickener is a substance which can increase the viscosity of a liquid without substantially changing its other properties. Edible...
- Thickened fluids and thickened drinks are often used for people with dysphagia, a disorder of swallowing function. The thicker consistency makes it less...
- Pleural thickening is an increase in the bulkiness of one or both of the pulmonary pleurae. Pleural plaques are patchy collections of hyalinized collagen...
- plot thickens in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Plot Thickens may refer to: The Plot Thickens (film), a 1936 mystery film The Plot Thickens, alternate...
- Light Thickens is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the thirty-second, and final, novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1982...
- Peribronchial cuffing, also referred to as peribronchial thickening or bronchial wall thickening, is a radiologic sign which occurs when excess fluid or...
- (also termed shear thickening) material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of shear strain. Such a shear thickening fluid, also known by...
- yolk and lemon juice mixed with broth, heated until they thicken. Avgolemono can be used to thicken soups and stews. Yuvarlakia is a Gr**** meatball soup made...
- The Plot Thickens is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Ben Holmes starring James Gleason, ZaSu Pitts and Louise Latimer. Pitts plays the schoolteacher...
- The Plott Thickens is the only studio album by Grave Plott, released on May 20, 2008 under Strange Music. It debuted at number 95 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop...