thin

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈθɪn/
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

2 Definition

Any food produced or served in thin slices.

Example Sentences
  • chocolate mint thins
Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make thin or thinner.

2 Definition

To become thin or thinner.

Example Sentences
  • The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.
3 Definition

To dilute.

4 Definition

To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Adjective
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

Example Sentences
  • thin plate of metal;  thin paper;  thin board;  thin covering
2 Definition

Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

Example Sentences
  • thin wire;  thin string
3 Definition

Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

Example Sentences
  • thin person
4 Definition

Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

Example Sentences
  • Water is thinner than honey.
5 Definition

Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

Example Sentences
  • The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
6 Definition

Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

7 Definition

Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

8 Definition

Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

Example Sentences
  • a thin disguise
Adverb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

Example Sentences
  • seed sown thin