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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")
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