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.
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Any food produced or served in thin slices.
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chocolate mint thins
verb
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To make thin or thinner.
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To become thin or thinner.
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The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.
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To dilute.
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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.
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thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering
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Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
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thin wire; thin string
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Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
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thin person
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Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
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Water is thinner than honey.
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Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
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The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
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Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
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Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
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Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
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a thin disguise
adverb
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Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
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seed sown thin