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• make thin — index attenuate, dilute, diminish, erode, minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• thin´ness — thin «thihn», adjective, thin|ner, thin|nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin|ning, noun. –adj. 1. with little space from one side to the opposite side; not thick: »a thin book, thin paper, thin wire. The ice o …   Useful english dictionary

• thin´ly — thin «thihn», adjective, thin|ner, thin|nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin|ning, noun. –adj. 1. with little space from one side to the opposite side; not thick: »a thin book, thin paper, thin wire. The ice o …   Useful english dictionary

• thin — O.E. þynne narrow, lean, scanty, from P.Gmc. *thunnuz, *thunw (Cf. W.Fris. ten, M.L.G. dunne, Du. dun, O.H.G. dunni, Ger. dünn, O.N. þunnr), from PIE *tnus , *tnwi , from weak grade of root *ten stretch (Cf. L. tenuis …   Etymology dictionary

• Thin — Thin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thinning}.] [Cf. AS. ge[thorn]ynnian.] To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thin — I. adjective (thinner; thinnest) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High German dunni thin, Latin tenuis thin, tenēre to hold, tendere to stretch, Greek teinein Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thin — thinly, adv. thinness, n. /thin/, adj., thinner, thinnest, adv., v., thinned, thinning. adj. 1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. 2. of small cross section in comparison with the… …   Universalium

• thin — [[t]θɪn[/t]] adj. thin•ner, thin•nest, 1) having relatively little extent from one surface to the opposite: thin ice[/ex] 2) of small cross section in comparison with the length: a thin wire[/ex] 3) having little flesh; lean: a thin man[/ex] 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• thin — /θɪn / (say thin) adjective (thinner, thinnest) 1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to its opposite; not thick: thin ice. 2. of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire. 3. having little… …  

• thin — θɪn v. make thin or thinner, dilute, make weak; become thin or thinner, become diluted adj. flimsy, skinny; small; sheer, transparent …   English contemporary dictionary

• thin — 1. adjective /ˈθɪn/ a) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. thin plate of metal b) Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions …   Wiktionary