Word Meaning

thin definition and meaning

superl. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
superl. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
superl. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
superl. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
superl. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
superl. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
superl. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
adv. Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
v. t. To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
v. i. To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.

Crossword clues for thin

- Extremely thirsty man is lean
- Hint about becoming slim
- Lean
- Meagre
- Narrow
- Not dense
- Scrawny
- Skinny
- Slender
- Slender results from a lot of bathing
- Slim or lean
- Sparse
- Sparse; not thick
- Underweight monarch no longer thinking