thin
noun
- 1
A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
- 2
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
“chocolate mint thins”
verb
- 1
To make thin or thinner.
- 2
To become thin or thinner.
“The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.”
- 3
To dilute.
- 4
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
adjective
- 1
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
“thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering”
- 2
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
“thin wire; thin string”
- 3
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
“thin person”
- 4
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
“Water is thinner than honey.”
- 5
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
“The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.”
- 6
Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
- 7
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- 8
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
“a thin disguise”
Antonyms
adverb
- 1
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
“seed sown thin”
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