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thin

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

  2. Any food produced or served in thin slices.

    "chocolate mint thins"

verb
  1. To make thin or thinner.

  2. To become thin or thinner.

    "The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see."

  3. To dilute.

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

    "thin plate of metal;  thin paper;  thin board;  thin covering"

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

    "thin wire;  thin string"

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

    "thin person"

Synonymsreedy, skinny, slender, slim, svelte, waifish
Antonymsthick
adverb
  1. Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

    "seed sown thin"

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