Associations to the word «Thickening»

THICKENING, noun. The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.

THICKENING, noun. A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.

THICKENING, noun. A thickened part of a structure.

THICKENING, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of thicken

THICKENING AGENT, noun. Any substance used to increase viscosity, especially of a food product

THICKENING AGENTS, noun. Plural of thickening agent

THICKENING, noun. Any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening".

THICKENING, noun. Any thickened enlargement.

THICKENING, noun. The act of thickening.

THICKENING, adjective. Accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk".

THICKENING, adjective. Becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot".