(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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
Thick"en*ing, n.
Defn: Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
THICKET
Thick"et, n. Etym: [AS. . See Thick, a.]
Defn: A wood or a collection of trees, shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a thicket. Gen. xxii. 13.
THICKHEAD
Thick"head`, n.
1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.]
2. (Zoöl.)