The chef tested several thickeners to find the best texture for the sauce.

The botanist examined the stem under a microscope to identify the thickenings that support water transport.

The lotion felt thickish on her skin, but it absorbed after a few minutes.

We spotted a thicket tinamou rustling through the understory as we hiked at dawn.

Don't be a thickhead; read the instructions before you start the machine.

Conservationists warn that thicketization is transforming open savannas into impenetrable scrub, threatening species adapted to open habitats.

Even after the meeting, the thickheads refused to accept the new plan.

I rented a thicknesser last weekend to level the rough boards for my bookshelf.

We all laughed when the two thickos tried to fix the printer and made it worse.

At dawn, the thicket tinamous slipped silently through the undergrowth, their soft calls barely audible.