of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; thin wire; a thin chiffon blouse; a thin book; a thin layer of paint'
lacking excess flesh; you cant be too rich or too thin; Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look-Shakespeare
[ Syn: lean ]
relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; air is thin at high altitudes; a thin soup; skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk; thin oil'
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume; a thin feeble cry'
thin (adj.)
without viscosity; the blood was flowing thin
[ Syn: thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly , thinly ]
thin (adv.)
very narrow; a thin line across the page
[ Syn: slender ]
not dense; a thin beard; trees were sparse
[ Syn: sparse ]
lacking spirit or sincere effort; a thin smile'
lacking substance or significance; slight evidence; a tenuous argument; a thin plot; a fragile claim to fame
thin (adj.)
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
make thin or thinner; Thin the solution'
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; cut bourbon
take off weight
[ Syn: reduce , melt off , lose weight , slim , slenderize , slim down ]