ADJECTIVE | all | thin | of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section |
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all | thin, lean | lacking excess flesh | |
all | thin, slender | very narrow | |
all | thin, sparse | not dense | |
all | thin | relatively thin in consistency or low in density / density | |
all | thin | (of sound) lacking resonance or volume | |
all | thin | lacking spirit or sincere effort | |
all | thin, flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous | lacking substance or significance | |
VERB | change | thin | lose thickness |
change | thin | make thin or thinner | |
change | thin, dilute, thin out, reduce, cut | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture | |
body | thin, reduce, melt off, slim, slenderize, slim down | take off weight | |
ADVERB | all | thin, thinly | without viscosity |
Sounds | thih'n | |
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Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | Very narrow. | |
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Example | "a thin line across the page" | |
Synonym | slender | |
Broader | narrow | not wide |
Spanish | delgado | |
Nouns | thinness | the property of being very narrow or thin |
Meaning | not dense. | |
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Example | "a thin beard" | |
Synonym | sparse | |
Broader | distributed | Spread out or scattered about or divided up |
Spanish | claro, disperso, escasa, escaso, ralo | |
Catalan | clar, dispers, esclarissat, espars | |
Adverbs | thinly | in a widely distributed manner |
Meaning | relatively thin in consistency or low in density / density; not viscous. | |
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Attribute of | consistency, consistence, substance, body | The property of holding together and retaining its shape |
thickness | resistance to flow | |
Narrower | rare, rarefied, rarified | Having low density |
tenuous | Having thin consistency | |
Opposite | thick | relatively dense / dense in consistency |
Nouns | thinness | a consistency of low viscosity |
Adverbs | thinly | without viscosity |
Meaning | (of sound) lacking resonance or volume. | |
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Example | "a thin feeble cry" | |
Narrower | pale | not full or rich |
Opposite | full | (of sound) having marked deepness and body |
Nouns | thinness | the property of being scanty or scattered |
Meaning | lacking spirit or sincere effort. | |
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Example | "a thin smile" | |
Broader | spiritless | lacking ardor or vigor or energy |
Adverbs | thinly | without force or sincere effort |
Meaning | Lacking substance or significance. | |
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Example | "a thin plot" | |
Synonyms | flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous | |
Broader | insignificant, unimportant | devoid of importance, meaning, or force |
Spanish | insustancial, leve | |
Catalan | insubstancial, lleu | |
Nouns | thinness | the property of being scanty or scattered |
Meaning | Without viscosity. | |
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Example | "the blood was flowing thin" | |
Synonym | thinly | |
Opposite | thickly, thick | With a thick consistency |
Spanish | delgadamente, diluído |
Meaning | Lose thickness; become thin or thinner. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Caused by | thin | make thin or thinner |
Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
Opposite | thicken, inspissate | Become thick or thicker |
Spanish | adelgazarse, adelgazar, enflaquecerse, enflaquecer | |
Catalan | aflaquir-se, aflaquir, amagrir-se, aprimar-se, aprimar |
Meaning | make thin or thinner. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Thin the solution" | |
Cause to | thin | Lose thickness |
Narrower | draw | Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die |
Broader | reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down | cut down on |
Opposite | thicken, inspissate | make thick or thicker |
Spanish | adelgazarse, adelgazar, enflaquecer, reducir | |
Catalan | aflaquir-se, aflaquir, amagrir-se, aprimar-se, aprimar, fer prim, reduir | |
Nouns | thinner | a diluting agent |
Meaning | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | dilute, thin out, reduce, cut | |
Narrower | water down | make less strong or intense |
Broader | weaken | lessen the strength of |
Spanish | aclarar, cortar, desleír, diluir, reducir | |
Catalan | diluir | |
Nouns | thinner | a diluting agent |
thinning | the act of diluting something |
Meaning | Take off weight. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | reduce, melt off, slim, slenderize, slim down | |
Narrower | sweat off | lose weight by sweating |
Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
Opposite | gain, put on | increase (one's body weight) |
Spanish | adelgazarse, adelgazar, bajar peso, enflaquecer, perder peso, rebajar, reducir | |
Catalan | aflaquir-se, amagrir-se, aprimar-se |
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