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Thin

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Verb

1. thin

lose thickness; become thin or thinner

2. thin

make thin or thinner

Example Sentences:
'Thin the solution'

3. cut, dilute, reduce, thin, thin out

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

Example Sentences:
'cut bourbon'

4. lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin

take off weight

Adjective

5. thin

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

Example Sentences:
'thin wire'
'a thin chiffon blouse'
'a thin book'
'a thin layer of paint'

6. lean, thin

lacking excess flesh

Example Sentences:
'you can't be too rich or too thin'
'Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look'

7. slender, thin

very narrow

Example Sentences:
'a thin line across the page'

8. sparse, thin

not dense

Example Sentences:
'a thin beard'
'trees were sparse'

9. thin

relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

Example Sentences:
'air is thin at high altitudes'
'a thin soup'
'skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk'
'thin oil'

10. thin

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume

Example Sentences:
'a thin feeble cry'

11. thin

lacking spirit or sincere effort

Example Sentences:
'a thin smile'

12. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin

lacking substance or significance

Example Sentences:
'slight evidence'
'a tenuous argument'
'a thin plot'
'a fragile claim to fame'

Adverb

13. thin, thinly

without viscosity

Example Sentences:
'the blood was flowing thin'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thin

see synonyms of thin
adjectiveWord forms: thinner or thinnest
1. 
of relatively small extent from one side or surface to the other; fine or narrow
2. 
slim or lean
3. 
sparsely placed; meagre
thin hair
4. 
of relatively low density or viscosity
a thin liquid
5. 
weak; poor; insufficient
a thin disguise
6. 
(of a photographic negative) having low density, usually insufficient to produce a satisfactory positive
7. mountaineering
(of a climb or pitch) having few and small holds
8.  thin on the ground
adverb
9. 
in order to produce something thin
to cut bread thin
verbWord forms: thins, thinning or thinned
10. 
to make or become thin or sparse

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Thin

see synonyms of thin
adjectiveWord forms: ˈthinner or ˈthinnest
1. 
having relatively little depth; of little extent from one surface or side to the opposite
thin paper
2. 
having relatively small diameter in relation to length
thin thread
3. 
having little fat or flesh; lean; gaunt; slender
4. 
having the constituent elements small in number and not close together
; specif.,
a. 
scanty in growth; sparsely distributed
thin hair
b. 
small in size or number
thin receipts
c. 
lacking body; not thick in consistency; watery
thin soup
d. 
not dense or heavy
thin smoke, a thin snowfall
e. 
rarefied, as air at high altitudes
5. 
of little intensity; dim; faint; pale
thin colors
6. 
of little volume or resonance; high-pitched and weak
a thin voice
7. 
light or sheer, as fabric
8. 
easily seen through; flimsy or unconvincing
a thin excuse
9. 
lacking solidity, substance, or vigor; slight, weak, vapid, etc.
a thin plot, thin argument
10.  Photography
lacking in density (sense 1) density (sense 1c)
said of an underexposed or underdeveloped negative or print
adverbWord forms: ˈthinner or ˈthinnest
11. 
in a thin way
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: thinned or ˈthinning
12. 
to make or become thin or thinner, as in dimension, density, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Thin

see synonyms of thin
adj. thin·ner, thin·nest
1.
a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book.
b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire.
2. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.
3.
a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau.
b. More rarefied than normal: thin air.
4.
a. Flowing with relative ease; not viscous: a thin oil.
b. Watery: thin soup.
5.
a. Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty: a thin menu.
b. Having a low number of transactions: thin trading in the stock market.
6. Lacking force or substance; flimsy: a thin attempt.
7. Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny: The piano had a thin sound.
8. Lacking radiance or intensity: thin light.
9. Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative.
adv.
1. In a thin manner: Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle.
2. So as to be thin: Cut the cheese thin.
tr. & intr.v. thinned, thin·ning, thins
To make or become thin or thinner.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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