thin
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Definitions
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
lacking excess flesh; "you can''t be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
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
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"
Adjective Satellite
very narrow; "a thin line across the page"
Adjective Satellite
not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
Adjective Satellite
lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"
Adjective Satellite
lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
Adverb
without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin"
Verb
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Verb
make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"
Verb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
Verb
take off weight
Synonyms
cut
dilute
flimsy
fragile
lean
lose weight
melt off
reduce
slender
slenderize
slight
slim
slim down
sparse
tenuous
thin out
thinly