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thin
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- pronunciation:
- thIn
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
thinner, thinnest |
| definition 1: |
small when measured from one side to the other or when measured around the outside; not thick.
It's dangerous to walk on thin ice.The children were thin and hungry.Don't use that thin string to tie the package. It will break.- antonyms:
- plump, thick
- similar words:
- fine, narrow, slender, slight, slim, small
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| definition 2: |
small in quantity and not close together.
The grass is thin under the trees.My hair is getting thin.- antonyms:
- thick
- similar words:
- scattered, spare
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| related words: |
lean, shallow |
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| derivations: |
thinly (adv.), thinness (n.) |
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