THICKENINGS
Noun
thickenings
plural of thickening
Anagrams
• kitchen sign, kitchenings
Source: Wiktionary
THICKENING
Thick"en*ing, n.
Definition: Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
THICKEN
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
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