English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "thin"

thin

Từ điển Collocation

thin adj.

¹ of solid things: not thick

VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, wear The fabric was wearing thin. (figurative) That joke is wearing a little thin.

ADV. extremely, incredibly, very, wafer-a plate of wafer-thin bread and butter | a bit, fairly, a little, quite, rather, relatively | enough a sliver of rock thin enough to be translucent

² not fat

VERBS be, look | become, get, grow

ADV. extremely, painfully, pathetically, pitifully, terribly, very The old horse was painfully thin. | fairly, quite, rather She's tall and quite thin.

³ of liquids

VERBS be, look, seem The paint looks a bit thin. | become, get Be careful that the mixture doesn't get too thin.

ADV. terribly, very | a bit, rather

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Từ điển WordNet

v.

• lose thickness; become thin or thinner
• make thin or thinner

  Thin the solution

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; dilute, thin out, reduce, cut

  cut bourbon

• take off weight; reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, slim down

adj.

• of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

  thin wire

  a thin chiffon blouse

  a thin book

  a thin layer of paint

• lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare; lean
• very narrow; slender

  a thin line across the page

• having little substance or significance; flimsy, slight, tenuous

  a flimsy excuse

  slight evidence

  a tenuous argument

  a thin plot

• not dense; sparse

  a thin beard

  trees were sparse

• relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

  air is thin at high altitudes

  a thin soup

  skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk

  thin oil

• (of sound) lacking resonance or volume

  a thin feeble cry

• lacking spirit or sincere effort

  a thin smile

adv.

• without viscosity; thinly

  the blood was flowing thin

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

thins|thinned|thinning|thinner|thinnest
syn.: frail gaunt lanky lean meager scanty skinny slender slight slim sparse svelte
ant.: fat thick