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thickening thickening definition

thickening


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  thicken 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  thicken 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  thicken 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  thicken 
 
  3  senses  of  thicken 
 
  Sense  1 
  thicken 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  thicken 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Sense  3 
  thicken 
  =>  change  integrity 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  thicken 
 
  thicken  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  thicken 
 
  Sense  1 
  thicken 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  thicken 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  thicken 
  =>  change  integrity 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  thickening 
  thickening 
 
  Overview  of  noun  thickening 
 
  The  noun  thickening  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  thickening,  thickener  --  (any  material  used  to  thicken;  "starch  is  used  in  cooking  as  a  thickening") 
  2.  node,  knob,  thickening  --  (any  thickened  enlargement) 
  3.  thickening,  inspissation  --  (the  act  of  thickening) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  thicken 
 
  The  verb  thicken  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  thicken  --  (make  thick  or  thicker;  "Thicken  the  sauce") 
  2.  (2)  thicken  --  (become  thick  or  thicker;  'The  sauce  thickened") 
  3.  thicken  --  (make  viscous  or  dense,  as  of  liquids) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  thickening 
 
  The  adj  thickening  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  deepening,  gathering,  thickening  --  (accumulating  and  becoming  more  intense;  "the  deepening  gloom";  "felt  a  deepening  love";  "the  gathering  darkness";  "the  thickening  dusk") 
  2.  thickening  --  (becoming  more  intricate  or  complex;  "a  thickening  plot") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  thickening 
 
  2  senses  of  thickening 
 
  Sense  1 
  deepening(postnominal),  gathering(postnominal),  thickening(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intensifying)  ->  moderating 
 
  Sense  2 
  thickening 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  complex)  ->  simple 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  thickening 
 
  2  senses  of  thickening 
 
  Sense  1 
  deepening(postnominal),  gathering(postnominal),  thickening(postnominal) 
  =>  intensifying  (vs.  moderating) 
 
  Sense  2 
  thickening 
  =>  complex  (vs.  simple) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  thickening 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  thickening 
 
  thickening  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  thickening 
  thickening 
 
  Overview  of  noun  thickening 
 
  The  noun  thickening  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  thickening,  thickener  --  (any  material  used  to  thicken;  "starch  is  used  in  cooking  as  a  thickening") 
  2.  node,  knob,  thickening  --  (any  thickened  enlargement) 
  3.  thickening,  inspissation  --  (the  act  of  thickening) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  thicken 
 
  The  verb  thicken  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  thicken  --  (make  thick  or  thicker;  "Thicken  the  sauce") 
  2.  (2)  thicken  --  (become  thick  or  thicker;  'The  sauce  thickened") 
  3.  thicken  --  (make  viscous  or  dense,  as  of  liquids) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  thickening 
 
  The  adj  thickening  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  deepening,  gathering,  thickening  --  (accumulating  and  becoming  more  intense;  "the  deepening  gloom";  "felt  a  deepening  love";  "the  gathering  darkness";  "the  thickening  dusk") 
  2.  thickening  --  (becoming  more  intricate  or  complex;  "a  thickening  plot") 



thickening definition