to make something thicker

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• bulk something out — ˌbulk sthˈout/ˈup derived to make sth bigger, thicker or heavier • Sausages often have bread in them to bulk them out. • He acquired another small airline and bulked up operations. Main entry: ↑bulkderived …   Useful english dictionary

• bulk something up — ˌbulk sthˈout/ˈup derived to make sth bigger, thicker or heavier • Sausages often have bread in them to bulk them out. • He acquired another small airline and bulked up operations. Main entry: ↑bulkderived …   Useful english dictionary

• coarsen — coars|en [ˈko:sən US ˈko:r ] v [I and T] 1.) to become thicker or rougher, or to make something thicker or rougher ▪ Hard work had coarsened his hands. 2.) to become or to make someone become less polite in the way they talk or behave ▪ He s been …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• coarsen — verb (I, T) 1 to become thicker or rougher, or to make something thicker or rougher: Hard work had coarsened his hands. | His face swollen and puffy, the features coarsened by over indulgence. 2 to become or to make someone become less polite in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit       The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …   Universalium

• coarsen — coars|en [ kɔrsn ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become rough and hard or to make something become rough and hard: the coarsened skin on his hands 2. ) intransitive or transitive to become larger and thicker or to make something become… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• coarsen — UK [ˈkɔː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈkɔrs(ə)n] verb Word forms coarsen : present tense I/you/we/they coarsen he/she/it coarsens present participle coarsening past tense coarsened past participle coarsened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become rough and hard …   English dictionary

• reduce — re|duce [ rı dus ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to make something smaller or less in size, amount, importance, etc: CUT DOWN: Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet. reduce something by something: The workforce will be reduced by around 30… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

• reduce */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈdjuːs] / US [rɪˈdus] verb [transitive] Word forms reduce : present tense I/you/we/they reduce he/she/it reduces present participle reducing past tense reduced past participle reduced 1) to make something smaller or less in size, amount,… …   English dictionary

• bulk out — ˌbulk ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bulk out he/she/it bulks out present participle bulking out past tense …   Useful english dictionary