Thin in English dictionary

  • thin

    Meanings and definitions of "Thin"

    • (philately) a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
    • (transitive) To make thin or thinner
    • (intransitive) To become thin or thinner
    • To remove some plants in order to improve the growth of those remaining
    • Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
    • Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
    • Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
    • Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
    • Scarce.
    • Overly strict.
    • (sports) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
    • adjective
      Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
    • adjective
      Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
    • adjective
      Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
    • adjective
      Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
    • adjective
      Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
    • adjective
      (golf)
      Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
    • adjective
      Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
    • adjective
      Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
    • adverb
      Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
    • noun
      (philately)
      A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
    • noun
      Any food produced or served in thin slices.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make thin or thinner.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become thin or thinner.
    • verb
      To dilute.
    • verb
      To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
    • of low viscosity or low specific gravity
    • scarce
    • To dilute
    • to make thinner
    • to become thinner
    • to remove plants
    • slim, narrow in size
    • (For a flat object) Having a very small thickness.
    • (liquid) thin
    • thin (sized)
    • (For an elongated object) Having a very small diameter or cross-section.
    • thin (blade)
    • thin (e.g. air)
    • (Of a person or animal) Narrow in size, and usually indicating carrying little fat.
    • adjective
      lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
    • adjective
      lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"
    • adjective
      lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; "a fragile claim to fame"
    • adjective
      not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      very narrow; "a thin line across the page"
    • adverb
      without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin"
    • verb
      lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
    • verb
      lose thickness; become thin or thinner
    • verb
      make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"
    • verb
      take off weight

    Synonyms of "Thin" in English dictionary

    wafer-thin, filamentlike, lank are the top synonyms of "Thin" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "Thin" in English dictionary

    gain, thicken, fat are the top antonyms of "Thin" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Thin

    • thin, thinner, thinnest
    • thin ( plural  thins)
    • thin ( comparative thinner, superlative thinnest)
    • thin ( third-person singular simple present thins, present participle thinning, simple past and past participle thinned)
    • thin (comparative thinner, superlative thinnest)
    • thin (comparative more thin, superlative most thin)
    • thin (plural thins)
    • thin (third-person singular simple present thins, present participle thinning, simple past and past participle thinned)
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