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thickened
thick·en T0163400 (thĭk′ən)tr. & intr.v. thick·ened, thick·en·ing, thick·ens 1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway.2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex: The leader's departure thickens the problems. Our apprehension thickened. thick′en·er n.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | thickened - made or having become thick; "thickened bronchial arteries"thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets" | | 2. | thickened - having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"calloused, calloustoughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" | | 3. | thickened - made thick in consistency; "flour-thickened gravy"; "dust-thickened saliva"thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog" | TranslationsIdiomsSeethickenthickened Related to thickened: thickened liquidsSynonyms for thickenedadj made or having become thickRelated Wordsadj having callusesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj made thick in consistencyRelated Words |