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thin > 13 senses
ADJECTIVE1thinOf relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
2thin, leanLacking excess flesh
3thin, slenderVery narrow
4thin, flimsy, slight, tenuousHaving little substance or significance
5thin, sparseNot dense
6thinRelatively thin in consistency or low in density
7thin(of sound) lacking resonance or volume
8thinLacking spirit or sincere effort
ADVERB1thin, thinlyWithout viscosity
VERB1thinLose thickness
2thinMake thin or thinner
3thin, dilute, thin out, reduce, cutLessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
4thin, reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, slim downTake off weight
thin > pronunciation
Soundsthih'n
RhymesAdrenalin, aflatoxin, Aiken, and 212 more rhymes in ihn at the HyperDic website...
thin > adjective 1
MeaningOf relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.
Examples"thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
Attribute ofthickness
Similarbladed; capillary, hairlike; compressed, flat; depressed; chiffon; diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, cobwebby; filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready; fine; flimsy, light; hyperfine; paper thin; papery; ribbonlike, ribbony; sleazy; slender; tenuous; wafer-thin
See alsothin, lean; narrow
Contrarythick
Adverbsthinly
thin > adjective 2
MeaningLacking excess flesh.
Examples"you can't be too rich or too thin"
Synonymslean
Attribute ofbody weight
Similaranorexic, anorectic; bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted; deep-eyed, hollow-eyed, sunken-eyed; fine-drawn; gangling, gangly, lanky; lank, spindly; rawboned; reedy, reedlike; twiggy, twiglike; scarecrowish; scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy; shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened; slender, slight, slim; slender-waisted, slim-waisted, wasp-waisted; spare, trim; spindle-legged, spindle-shanked; stringy, wiry; wisplike, wispy
See alsoectomorphic; thin
Contraryfat
thin > adjective 3
MeaningVery narrow.
Examples"a thin line across the page"
Synonymsslender
Similar tonarrow
thin > adjective 4
MeaningHaving little substance or significance.
Examples"a thin plot"
Synonymsflimsy, slight, tenuous
Similar toweak
thin > adjective 5
MeaningNot dense.
Examples"a thin beard"
Synonymssparse
Similar todistributed
Adverbsthinly
thin > adjective 6
MeaningRelatively thin in consistency or low in density. Not viscous.
Examples"air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"
Attribute ofconsistency, consistence, body; thickness
Similartenuous; rare, rarefied, rarified
Contrarythick
Adverbsthinly
thin > adjective 7
Meaning(of sound) lacking resonance or volume.
Examples"a thin feeble cry"
Similarpale
Contraryfull
thin > adjective 8
MeaningLacking spirit or sincere effort.
Examples"a thin smile"
Similar tospiritless
Adverbsthinly
thin > adverb
MeaningWithout viscosity.
Examples"the blood was flowing thin"
Synonymsthinly
Contrarythickly, thick
thin > verb 1, change
MeaningLose thickness. Become thin or thinner.
PatternSomething ----s
Caused bythin
Broaderchange state, turn
Contrarythicken, inspissate
thin > verb 2, change
MeaningMake thin or thinner.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"Thin the solution"
Cause tothin
Narrowerdraw
Broaderreduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
Contrarythicken, inspissate
Nounsthinner
thin > verb 3, change
MeaningLessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsdilute, thin out, reduce, cut
Narrowerwater down
Broaderweaken
Nounsthinning; thinner
thin > verb 4, body
MeaningTake off weight.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsreduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, slim down
Narrowersweat off
Broaderchange state, turn
Contrarygain, put on

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