thickening
1. the act of thickening
• Syn:
inspissation
• Derivationally related forms:
inspissate (for: inspissation), thicken
• Hypernyms:
condensing, condensation
2. any thickened enlargement
• Syn:
node, knob
• Derivationally related forms:
knobby (for: knob)
• Hypernyms:
convex shape, convexity
3. any material used to thicken
- starch is used in cooking as a thickening
• Syn:
thickener
• Derivationally related forms:
thicken (for: thickener)
• Hypernyms:
material, stuff
1. accumulating and becoming more intense (Freq. 1)
- the deepening gloom
- felt a deepening love
- the thickening dusk
• Syn:
deepening
• Similar to:
intensifying
2. becoming more intricate or complex
- a thickening plot
• Similar to:
complex
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