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thin

/ˈθɪn/
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noun

  • A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
  • Any food produced or served in thin slices.

    "chocolate mint thins"

verb

  • To make thin or thinner.
  • To become thin or thinner.

    "The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see."

  • To dilute.
  • To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

adjective

  • Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

    "thin plate of metal;  thin paper;  thin board;  thin covering"

  • Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

    "thin wire;  thin string"

  • Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

    "thin person"

  • Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

    "Water is thinner than honey."

  • Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

    "The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin."

  • Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
  • Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
  • Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

    "a thin disguise"

adverb

  • Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

    "seed sown thin"

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