made or having become thick; "thickened bronchial arteries"
Used in a Sentence
thickened
How to use thickened in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for thickened.
Editorial note
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or\n until thickened.
Examples9
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
made or having become thick; "thickened bronchial arteries"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of thickened gathered in one view.
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"
made thick in consistency; "flour-thickened gravy"; "dust-thickened saliva"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for thickened.
adjective
made or having become thick; "thickened bronchial arteries"
adjective
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"
adjective
made thick in consistency; "flour-thickened gravy"; "dust-thickened saliva"
Example sentences
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or\n until thickened.
So I've thickened my skin and hardened my resolve, and I'm in the top 3% of users now.
> the A-10 was designed to fight Soviet tanks in Europe, and I doubt the top armour of tanks has thickened that much since then.
And 'gear grease' has this composition according to Wikipedia:"Gear greases consist of rosin oil, thickened with lime and mixed with mineral oil, with some percentage of water.
Based on comments about the supply chain being involved, it seems like they leveraged the existing manufacturing process for Apple product packaging and thickened the plastic.
In this video, recorded using a GE Vscan Extend handheld ultrasound unit, an irregular and thickened pleural line is visible as bright horizontal layers near the top.
Continue cooking for about 15 minutes – 30 minutes, stirring frequently, until quinoa and potatoes are cooked and the chili has thickened.\nAdd a bit of water if the chili becomes too thick for your liking.
The general sequence of friction-reducing inventions is thought to have been runners, rollers, rollers held in place by guides, rollers held in place by guides and thickened on the ends to make them roll straighter, the wheel and axleHow to grow a wheel - it's not how smart you are, it's how often you iterate.
My understanding is that Mars has a dead core and no magnetic field, meaning severe problems with radiation, and even if we melted icecaps and thickened the atmosphere, Mars' lower gravity and lack of a magnetic barrier to solar wind would lead to gas particles escaping to space, and the atmosphere eventually thinning again.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use thickened in a sentence?
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or\n until thickened.
What does thickened mean?
made or having become thick; "thickened bronchial arteries"
What part of speech is thickened?
thickened is commonly used as adjective.