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
- 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
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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 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
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