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thin
(/T//I/n )

adjective (a)

  • of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section(adj.all)
    Example:
    Thin wire.
    A thin chiffon blouse.
    A thin book.
    A thin layer of paint.
    Antonym:
    thick
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking excess flesh(adj.all)
    Example:
    You can't be too rich or too thin.
    Synonym:
    lean
    Antonym:
    fat
    source: wordnet30
  • relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous(adj.all)
    Example:
    Air is thin at high altitudes.
    A thin soup.
    Skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk.
    Thin oil.
    source: wordnet30
  • (of sound) lacking resonance or volume(adj.all)
    Example:
    A thin feeble cry.
    Antonym:
    full
    source: wordnet30
  • Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • without viscosity(adv.all)
    Example:
    The blood was flowing thin.
    Synonym:
    thinly
    Antonym:
    thick, thickly
    source: wordnet30
  • Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • very narrow(adj.all)
    Example:
    A thin line across the page.
    Synonym:
    slender
    source: wordnet30
  • not dense(adj.all)
    Example:
    A thin beard.
    Synonym:
    sparse
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking spirit or sincere effort(adj.all)
    Example:
    A thin smile.
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking substance or significance(adj.all)
    Example:
    A thin plot.
    Synonym:
    flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • lose thickness; become thin or thinner(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • make thin or thinner(verb.change)
    Example:
    Thin the solution.
    Antonym:
    inspissate, thicken
    source: wordnet30
  • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    cut, dilute, reduce, thin out
    source: wordnet30
  • take off weight(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down
    Antonym:
    gain, put on
    source: wordnet30
  • To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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