wafer-thin

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• wafer-thin — adj extremely thin ▪ wafer thin chocolates …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wafer-thin — adjective extremely thin: wafer thin slices of bread …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wafer-thin — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very thin or thinly …   English terms dictionary

• wafer-thin — I adjective very thin wafer thin sheets of metal • Similar to: ↑thin II adverb very thin it was cut wafer thin * * * adj : extremely thin and flat …   Useful english dictionary

• wafer-thin — 1) ADJ: ADJ n, v link ADJ Wafer thin means extremely thin and flat. Cut the fennel into wafer thin slices. ...how to slice radishes wafer thin. 2) ADJ If you succeed by a wafer thin margin, you succeed by a very small amount. ...a prime minister… …   English dictionary

• wafer-thin — adjective a) Very thin, as thin as a wafer. The President is struggling to maintain his government with only a wafer thin majority in the lower house. b) A very small difference …   Wiktionary

• wafer-thin — /way feuhr thin /, adj. very thin: a wafer thin slice. * * * …   Universalium

• wafer-thin — adjective extremely thin: wafer thin chocolates …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wafer-thin — UK / US adjective extremely thin wafer thin slices of bread …   English dictionary

• wafer-thin — adj. Wafer thin is used with these nouns: ↑majority …   Collocations dictionary

• wafer-thin — /ˈweɪfə θɪn/ (say wayfuh thin) adjective very thin …