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Thin

noun
/ˈθɪn/
Word Frequency: 35.0

Definitions

1.nounA loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
2.nounAny food produced or served in thin slices.
"chocolate mint thins"
3.verbTo make thin or thinner.
4.verbTo become thin or thinner.
"The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see."
5.verbTo dilute.
6.verbTo remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
7.adjectiveHaving little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
"thin plate of metal;  thin paper;  thin board;  thin covering"
8.adjectiveVery narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
"thin wire;  thin string"
9.adjectiveHaving little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
"thin person"
10.adjectiveOf low viscosity or low specific gravity.
"Water is thinner than honey."
11.adjectiveScarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
"The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin."
12.adjectiveDescribing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
13.adjectiveLacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
14.adjectiveSlight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
"a thin disguise"
15.adverbNot thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
"seed sown thin"

Synonyms

reedyskinnyslenderslimsveltewaifishnarrowspaced outsparsescantscarceslight

Antonyms

thick

Rhymes With

grinchagrinlinchpinkinshinskinbeginunderpin
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