thickened
(adjective) made or having become thick; “thickened bronchial arteries”
thickened
(adjective) made thick in consistency; “flour-thickened gravy”; “dust-thickened saliva”
calloused, callous, thickened
(adjective) having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; “calloused skin”; “with a workman’s callous hands”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thickened
simple past tense and past participle of thicken
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Source: Wiktionary
Thick"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening.]
Definition: 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.
Thick"en, v. i.
Definition: To become thick. "Thy luster thickens when he shines by." Shak. The press of people thickens to the court. Dryden. The combat thickens, like the storm that flies. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
