thin (adj.)

  1. 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'

  2. lacking excess flesh; you cant be too rich or too thin; Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look-Shakespeare

    [ Syn: lean ]

  3. 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'

  4. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; a thin feeble cry'

    thin (adv.)

  1. 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 (adj.)

  1. very narrow; a thin line across the page

    [ Syn: slender ]

  2. not dense; a thin beard; trees were sparse

    [ Syn: sparse ]

  3. lacking spirit or sincere effort; a thin smile'

  4. lacking substance or significance; slight evidence; a tenuous argument; a thin plot; a fragile claim to fame

    [ Syn: flimsy , fragile , slight , tenuous ]

    thin (v.)

  1. lose thickness; become thin or thinner

  2. make thin or thinner; Thin the solution'

  3. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; cut bourbon

    [ Syn: dilute , thin out , reduce , cut ]

  4. take off weight

    [ Syn: reduce , melt off , lose weight , slim , slenderize , slim down ]

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