English-Thai Dictionary

thicken

VI หนา ขึ้น  หนาแน่น ขึ้น  solidify freeze clot congeal thick thaw weaken na-kuan

 

thicken

VT ทำให้ หนา ขึ้น  solidify freeze clot congeal thick thaw weaken tam-hai-na-kuan

 

thicken up

PHRV หนา ขึ้น  หนา ขึ้น  na-kuan

 

thickener

N สาร เพิ่ม ความ เข้มข้น ของ ของเหลว  san-poem-kwam-kem-kon-kong-leo

 

thickening

N การ ทำให้ เข้มข้น ขึ้น  การ ทำให้ หนาแน่น ขึ้น  coagualtion kan-tam-hai-kem-kon-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THICKEN

v.t.thik'n. To make thick or dense. 1. To make close; to fill up interstices; as, to thicken cloth.
2. To make concrete; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint, mortar or a liquid.
3. To strengthen; to confirm.
And this may help to thicken other proofs. [Not used. ]
4. To make frequent, or more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
5. To make close, or more close; to make more numerous; as, to thicken the ranks.

 

THICKEN

v.i.thik'n. To become thick or more thick; to become dense; as, the fog thickens. 1. To become dark or obscure.
Thy luster thickens
When he shines by.
2. To concrete; to be consolidated; as, the juices of plants thicken into wood.
3. To be inspissated; as, vegetable juices thicken, as the more volatile parts are evaporated.
4. To become close, or more close or numerous.
The press of people thickens to the court.
5. To become quick and animated.
The combat thickens.
6. To become more numerous; to press; to be crowded. Proofs of the fact thicken upon us at every step.

 

THICKENED

pp. Made dense, or more dense; made more close or compact; made more frequent; inspissated.

 

THICKENING

ppr. Making dense or more dense, more close, or more frequent; inspissating.

 

THICKENING

n.Something put into a liquid or mass to make it more thick.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THICKEN

Thick "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

THICKEN

THICKEN Thick "en, v. i.

 

Defn: 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.

 

THICKENING

THICKENING Thick "en *ing, n.

 

Defn: Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

thicken

thick en |ˈTHikən ˈθɪkən | ▶verb make or become thick or thicker: [ with obj. ] : thicken the sauce with flour | [ no obj. ] : the fog had thickened. PHRASES the plot thickens used when a situation is becoming more and more complicated and puzzling.

 

thickener

thick en er |ˈTHikənər ˈθɪk (ə )nər | ▶noun a substance added to a liquid to make it firmer, esp. in cooking. • Chemistry an apparatus for the sedimentation of solids from suspension in a liquid.

 

thickening

thick en ing |ˈTHikəniNG ˈθɪkənɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the process or result of becoming broader, deeper, or denser. • a broader, deeper, or denser area of animal or plant tissue. 2 another term for thickener. ▶adjective becoming broader, deeper, or denser: a hazardous journey through thickening fog.

 

Oxford Dictionary

thicken

thick ¦en |ˈθɪk (ə )n | ▶verb make or become thick or thicker: [ with obj. ] : thicken the sauce with flour | [ no obj. ] : the fog had thickened. PHRASES the plot thickens used when a situation is becoming more and more complicated and puzzling.

 

thickener

thick |en ¦er |ˈθɪkənə (r )| ▶noun a substance added to a liquid to make it firmer, especially in cooking. • Chemistry an apparatus for the sedimentation of solids from suspension in a liquid.

 

thickening

thick ¦en |ing |ˈθɪk (ə )nɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the process or result of becoming broader, deeper, or denser. • [ count noun ] a broader, deeper, or denser area of animal or plant tissue. 2 another term for thickener. ▶adjective becoming broader, deeper, or denser: a hazardous journey through thickening fog.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

thicken

thicken verb stir the sauce as it thickens: become thick /thicker, stiffen, condense; solidify, firm up, set, jell, congeal, clot, coagulate, cake, inspissate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

thicken

thicken verb 1 stir over a gentle heat until the mixture thickens: become thick /thicker, stiffen, become firmer; condense, become more concentrated; solidify, set, gel, congeal, clot, coagulate, cake; rare inspissate, gelatinize. 2 the plot thickened: become more complicated, become more involved, become more intricate, become more mysterious, deepen.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thicken

thick en /θɪ́k (ə )n /〖thick (厚く )en (する )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 «…で » 〈液体 〉を濃くする , 濃縮する, …にとろみを付ける «with » ▸ thicken the sauce in a pan ｟レシピ ｠なべのソースにとろみを付ける 2 …を (分 )厚くする ; …を太くする .3 …を密集させる ; 茂らせる .4 〈空気など 〉をよどませる; 〈言葉など 〉を不明瞭 （ふめいりょう ）にする .5 〈筋 状況 〉を複雑にする, ややこしくする .自動詞 1 〈液体が 〉濃くなる , 濃縮する; 〈霧などが 〉濃くなる ▸ simmer until the soup [sauce ] thickens スープ [ソース ]がとろりとするまでとろ火で煮る 2 (分 )厚くなる ; 太くなる .3 ｟おどけて ｠〈状況が 〉複雑になる, ややこしくなる .4 〈群衆などが 〉密集する; 〈木などが 〉茂る .5 〈空気などが 〉よどむ ; 〈言葉などが 〉不明瞭 （ふめいりょう ）になる .

 

thickener

th í ck en er 名詞 U C (液体を濃くする )濃化剤, とろみを付けるもの 〘小麦粉など 〙; 濃縮装置 .

 

thickening

th í ck en ing 名詞 U C 1 濃化剤 [材料 ].2 濃く [厚く, 太く ]する [なる ]こと ; 濃い [厚い, 太い ]部分 .