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Meaning of 'thin'
Meaning of 'thin' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Thin 
[ adv.]
- Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown
thin. [ adv.]2. Thin [ superl.]
- 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. [ superl.]- Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
- Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
- Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
- Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
- Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
3. Thin [ v. i.]
- 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. [ v. i.]4. Thin [ v. t.]
- To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective). [ v. t.]Meaning of 'thin' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. thin [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Example in sentence:
- cut bourbon
Meaning (2):
- make thin or thinner
- make thin or thinner
Example in sentence:
- Thin the solution
2. thin [ a]
[ a]Meaning (3):
- (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
- (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
Example in sentence:
- a thin feeble cry
Meaning (4):
- relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
- relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
Example in sentence:
- a thin soup;
- air is thin at high altitudes;
- skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk;
- thin oil
Meaning (5):
- of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
- of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Example in sentence:
- a thin book;
- a thin chiffon blouse;
- a thin layer of paint;
- thin wire
Meaning (6):
- lacking excess flesh
- lacking excess flesh
Example in sentence:
- Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
- you can't be too rich or too thin
3. thin [ r]
[ r]Meaning (7):
- without viscosity
- without viscosity
Example in sentence:
- the blood was flowing thin
4. thin [ s]
[ s]Meaning (8):
- not dense
- not dense
Example in sentence:
- a thin beard;
- trees were sparse
Meaning (9):
- very narrow
- very narrow
Example in sentence:
- a thin line across the page
Meaning (10):
- lacking spirit or sincere effort
- lacking spirit or sincere effort
Example in sentence:
- a thin smile
Meaning (11):
- lacking substance or significance
- lacking substance or significance
Example in sentence:
- a fragile claim to fame;
- a tenuous argument;
- a thin plot;
- slight evidence
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