thin
/ˈθɪn/noun
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A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
Example: chocolate mint thins
verb
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To make thin or thinner.
To become thin or thinner.
Example: The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.
To dilute.
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
adjective
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Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Example: thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Example: thin wire; thin string
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Example: thin person
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
Example: Water is thinner than honey.
adverb
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Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Example: seed sown thin