Thin can be categorized as an adjective and a verb.
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| thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare | ||
| thin - 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" | ||
| thin - 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" | ||
| thin - (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" | ||
| thin - lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile" | ||
| thin - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" | ||
| thin - not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" | ||
| thin - very narrow; "a thin line across the page" | ||
Adverb |
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| thin - Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin. | ||
Verb |
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| thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" | ||
| thin - lose thickness; become thin or thinner | ||
| thin - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" | ||
| thin - take off weight | ||
Noun |
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| thin - A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole. |
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| 1. | verb | Thin the solution. | |
| 2. | adj. | You can't be too rich or too thin. | |
| 3. | adj. | Thin wire. | |
| 4. | adj. | A thin chiffon blouse. | |
| 5. | adj. | A thin book. | |
| 6. | adj. | A thin layer of paint. | |
| 7. | adj. | Air is thin at high altitudes. | |
| 8. | adj. | A thin soup. | |
| 9. | adj. | Thin oil. | |
| 10. | adj. | A thin feeble cry. | |
| 11. | adj. | A thin smile. | |
| 12. | adj. | A thin plot. | |
| 13. | adj. | A thin beard. | |
| 14. | adj. | A thin line across the page. | |
| 15. | adj. | You'll be able to create opportunities for advancement almost out of thin air. | |
| 16. | adj. | Whilst youth jobs are thin on the ground, don't assume it's better in Oz. |
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| Thin the solution. |
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| You can't be too rich or too thin. |
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| Thin wire. |
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| A thin chiffon blouse. |
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| A thin book. |
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| A thin layer of paint. |
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| Air is thin at high altitudes. |
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| A thin soup. |
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| Thin oil. |
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| A thin feeble cry. |
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| A thin smile. |
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| A thin plot. |
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| A thin beard. |
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| A thin line across the page. |
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| You'll be able to create opportunities for advancement almost out of thin air. |
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| Whilst youth jobs are thin on the ground, don't assume it's better in Oz. |
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