Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: thin
IPA transcription: [θ'ɪn]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: thin
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: thin, lean
    Meaning: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
  • Synonyms: slender, thin
    Meaning: very narrow; "a thin line across the page"
  • Synonyms: sparse, thin
    Meaning: not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
  • Synonyms: thin
    Meaning: 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"
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: thinly, thin
    Meaning: without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: thin
    Meaning: lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Usage examples
  • Thin, Barby."
  • He was singularly tall and thin.
  • His tail is rather thin and flat.
  • Even that one is thin and patched.
  • At length the space slowly began to thin.
  • Garnish them with a lemon cut in thin slices.
  • Cut thin round slices of bread and toast them.
  • Garnish with some thin slices of smoked salmon.
  • Clean sheep's kidneys and cut into thin slices.
  • In the thin haze above it a face seemed to shine.