The word 'thicken' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is an verb that means to make or become thicker or denser. For example, you could say "The soup will thicken if you add more cornstarch".
4 Pour in the stock and cornflour paste and cook for a few minutes to allow the sauce to thicken, then add the sherry, vinegar and sugar and simmer together for a few minutes to allow the flavours to meld. 5 Pour the sauce over the aubergines and scatter with the spring onions and coriander.
The base of salta is fenugreek seeds left in water until they thicken and become gelatinous; more sodden fenugreek is whipped into the consistency and appearance of egg white and drizzled over the top right before serving.Before the main courses arrive, though, there are the extras bowls of lamb consommé and salad.
Under the plan (as under the Camp David and Taba plans) Israel will be allowed to thicken its 1967 waistline, annexing land where many settlers live, but only in exchange for giving an equivalent amount of pre-1967 Israel to the new Palestine.
Conversely, a strong negative AO such as this winter's may trap more ice in the Beaufort Sea, allowing it to thicken and refortify itself.The two effects brought on by the extreme negative mode of the AO thus could cancel each other out.
But leaders in the region remain on guard for possible attacks by extremists and have strengthened their security forces.In this section Persuading the reluctant spenders A scandal brewing The plots thicken Message from the outback Here come the Maoist women Faith in politics ReprintsKazakhstan's parliament is planning to pass amendments to the country's religion law.
Dye fumes thicken the air, as floral designs are heat-pressed into the fabric.
The exceptions were that raw GM potatoes appeared to thicken the lining of a bit of the gut called the jejunum more than the controls did, while boiled GM potatoes thinned the lining of another bit of the gut, called the caecum.
In eastern Antarctica increased snowfall is causing the ice sheet to thicken at the moment.
If used in roles that are too heavy, the vocal cords thicken, producing a less attractive sound.
Beneath the helicopter's blades, the woods thicken and the terrain rises to a seam of limestone crag, dripping with trees.
"It's happening faster than anyone expected," says Ms Epps.All will be revealedThis fast-moving plot will thicken in 2010, in three ways.
