thin | English to English Dictionary

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thin

(/T//I/n )

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section(adj.all)

Example:
Thin wire.
A thin chiffon blouse.
A thin book.
A thin layer of paint.

Antonym:
thick

source: wordnet30
lacking excess flesh(adj.all)

Example:
You can't be too rich or too thin.

Synonym:
lean
Antonym:
fat

source: wordnet30
relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous(adj.all)

Example:
Air is thin at high altitudes.
A thin soup.
Skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk.
Thin oil.

source: wordnet30
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume(adj.all)

Example:
A thin feeble cry.

Antonym:
full

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Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.(adjective)

source: webster1913

without viscosity(adv.all)

Example:
The blood was flowing thin.

Synonym:
thinly
Antonym:
thick, thickly

source: wordnet30
Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.(adverb)

source: webster1913

lose thickness; become thin or thinner(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
make thin or thinner(verb.change)

Example:
Thin the solution.

Antonym:
inspissate, thicken

source: wordnet30
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture(verb.change)

Synonym:
cut, dilute, reduce, thin out

source: wordnet30
take off weight(verb.body)

Synonym:
lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down
Antonym:
gain, put on

source: wordnet30
To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).(verb)

source: webster1913
To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.(verb)

source: webster1913