thin

/ˈθɪn/

noun

  1. 1

    A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

  2. 2

    Any food produced or served in thin slices.

    chocolate mint thins

verb

  1. 1

    To make thin or thinner.

  2. 2

    To become thin or thinner.

    The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.
  3. 3

    To dilute.

  4. 4

    To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

    thin plate of metal;  thin paper;  thin board;  thin covering
  2. 2

    Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

    thin wire;  thin string
  3. 3

    Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

    thin person
  4. 4

    Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

    Water is thinner than honey.
  5. 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. 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. 7

    Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

  8. 8

    Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

    a thin disguise

Antonyms

adverb

  1. 1

    Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

    seed sown thin

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