Definitions for thicken

thicken thick·en

Spelling: [thik-uh n]
IPA: /ˈθɪk ən/

Thicken is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 147 anagrams from letters in thicken (cehiknt).

Definitions for thicken

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become thick or thicker.
  2. to make or grow more intense, profound, intricate, or complex:

Origin of thicken

1375-1425; late Middle English thiknen Old Norse thykkna. See thick, -en1

Examples for thicken

thicken the soup with flour, using about one ounce to every pint of stock.

The odour of the victuals seemed to thicken into a kind of smoke.

thicken it with the pickled nasturtians and send it to table in a boat.

Curry sauces often include large amounts of cream, coconut milk, or ground cashews to thicken the sauce.

thicken the gravy with a little flour, and flavour it with a glass of wine.

We use them to thicken sauces and bind crisp batters to succulent, deep-fried treats.

thicken it with the flour, and colour carefully with burnt sugar.

thicken the gravy with the flour, and pour a little round the turkey.

Then remove it from the fire, beat in the yolks and stir until they thicken.

And with 50,000 people expected at a massive rally Wednesday, the plot—and the traffic—will only thicken.

Word Value for thicken
Scrable

16

Words with friends

17

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