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Word entry · 7 letters

thicken

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"Make more viscous"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈθɪkən/Part of speech verbSorted cehikntStarts with TEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. become thick or thicker

Word origin

From Middle English thickenen, thikkenen, perhaps from Old Norse þykkna (“to thicken”); equivalent to thick + -en. Cognate with Swedish tjockna (“to thicken”), Icelandic þykkna (“to thicken”).

Used in a sentence

  • to thicken a sauce
  • And this may helpe to thicken other proofes,/ That do demonstrate thinly.
  • to thicken blows

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