verb
lose thickness
Examples
- become thin or thinner
verb
make thin or thinner
Examples
- Thin the solution
verb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Synonyms
Examples
- cut bourbon
verb
take off weight
Synonyms
adjective
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Examples
- thin wire
- a thin chiffon blouse
- a thin book
- a thin layer of paint
adjective
lacking excess flesh
Synonyms
Examples
- you can't be too rich or too thin
- Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
adjective
very narrow
Synonyms
Examples
- a thin line across the page
adjective
not dense
Synonyms
Examples
- a thin beard
- trees were sparse
adjective
relatively thin in consistency or low in density
Examples
- not viscous
- air is thin at high altitudes
- a thin soup
- skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk
- thin oil
adjective
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume
Examples
- a thin feeble cry
adjective
lacking spirit or sincere effort
Examples
- a thin smile
adjective
lacking substance or significance
Synonyms
Examples
- slight evidence
- a tenuous argument
- a thin plot
- a fragile claim to fame
adverb
without viscosity
Synonyms
Examples
- the blood was flowing thin