THICKEN
\θˈɪkən], \θˈɪkən], \θ_ˈɪ_k_ə_n]\
Definitions of THICKEN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make thick (in any sense of the word).
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To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
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To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
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To strengthen; to confirm.
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To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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To become thick.
By Oddity Software
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To make thick (in any sense of the word).
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To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
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To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
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To strengthen; to confirm.
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To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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To become thick.
By Noah Webster.
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To strengthen; to confirm.
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To make close or dense; to render less thin; to become dark or obscure; to become more numerous; to press or be crowded.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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To make less thin or slender; to make dense; as, to thicken gravy with flour; to set more closely; to make dark or obscure.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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To make thick or dense; to make close or more close; to fill up interstices; to make concrete; to inspissate; to make frequent or more frequent.
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To become thick or more thick; to become dark or obscure; to concrete; to become close or more numerous; to become quick and animated; to be crowded.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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