Verb
1. lose thickness; become thin or thinner
2. make thin or thinner;
3. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
4. take off weight
Adjective
1. of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;
2. lacking excess flesh;
3. very narrow;
4. having little substance or significance;
5. not dense;
6. relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;
7. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume;
8. lacking spirit or sincere effort;
Adverb
1. without viscosity;
A thin rain began to fall as he turned from the high road into a narrow lane.
His wife stuck faithfully to him through thick and thin.
The coachman had a thin lash.
Draw out the wire until it is very thin.
This gruel is too thin.
You don't seem to realize what thin ice you are on.
The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
The old horse was painfully thin.
This cloth is so thin that you can pick a hole in it with your finger.
A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.
He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance.
Her thin dress did little to bestead her against the chill north wind.
I can't simply conjure up the money out of thin air.
She'd stuck by Bob through thick and thin.
NATO will continue to thin out its forces.
Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away.
Her legs were long and thin.
He had materialized out of thin air; I had not seen or heard him coming.
The northern end of the island juts out like a long, thin finger into the sea.
He was thin and tall, with a hooked nose.
Further up the river, the vineyards start to thin out and the orange groves and almond trees take over.
She was a small, silent woman with pinched features and thin hair.
She was pathetically thin.
She was shaving thin slices off a courgette.
James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.
He had no shirt on under his thin jumper.
The thin wind snatched at her skirt.
Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.
A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind.
have a thin time
(Brit. informal)have a wretched or uncomfortable time
on thin ice
thin air
used to refer to the state of being invisible or non-existent
she just vanished &B{into thin air}.
they seemed to pluck numbers &B{out of thin air}.
the thin blue line
(informal)used to refer to the police, typically in the context of situations of civil unrest
thin end of the wedge
thin on the ground
thin on top
(informal)balding
lean, slender, slim, slight, thin
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