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adjective
- 1. having opposite surfaces or sides close together; of little thickness or depth: "thin slices of bread"
- 2. (of a person) having little, or too little, flesh or fat on their body: "she was painfully thin"
adverb
- 1. with little thickness or depth: "cut it as thin as possible"
verb
- 1. make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous: "the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks"
- 2. make or become smaller in width or thickness: "their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend"
6 days ago · 1. having relatively little depth; of little extent from one surface or side to the opposite. thin paper. 2. having relatively small diameter in relation to length. thin thread. 3. having little fat or flesh; lean; gaunt; slender. 4.
adj. thin·ner, thin·nest. 1. a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book. b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire. 2. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender. 3. a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau. b.
Definition of thin adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that is thin is smaller than usual between its opposite sides: a thin slice of ham. The walls are very thin. Fewer examples. The paper is very thin and tears easily. He spread a thin layer of glue on the paper. The walls of the hotel room were very thin. Although the glass is thin, it's extremely strong.
Something thin is narrow or not very thick. If you wear thin socks on a cold winter day, your toes might start to feel numb. Thin can describe something that is narrow and slender, like a hair or a thread. It can also describe a layer of something that is not very thick, such as paper.
The trees thinned as we got closer to the top of the mountain. Traffic was finally thinning. Thin the carrots to two inches apart. Her hair had been thinned and cut shorter. 2 [ intransitive, transitive] to make something thinner or to become thinner OPP thicken The clouds had begun to thin.
Britannica Dictionary definition of THIN. [also more thin; most thin] 1. : having a small distance between the top and bottom or front and back surfaces : not thick. thin paper/walls. a thin band/line/stripe. a thin coating/layer of dust. [+] more examples. 2. : not having a lot of extra flesh on the body : not fat. a thin child.
