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thickening |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thickening \Thick"en*ing\, n. Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thickening adj 1: accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering darkness"; "the thickening dusk" [syn: {deepening(a)}, {gathering(a)}, {thickening(a)}] 2: becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot" n 1: any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" [syn: {thickener}] 2: the act of thickening [syn: {inspissation}]
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