dun, maerThin :
dun
- dundundunverdunt
Verb(1) lose thickness; become thin or thinner(2) make thin or thinner(3) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture(4) take off weight
Adjective(1) of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section(2) lacking excess flesh(3) very narrow(4) not dense(5) relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous(6) (of sound(7) lacking spirit or sincere effort(8) lacking substance or significance
Adverb(1) without viscosity
(1) A hole has been torn in the thin veil of ozone just above the Antarctic.(2) The air is so thin it is incapable of supporting life.(3) Baron stifled his angry response and forced a thin smile instead.(4) The string tone is thin , but the sound has an attractive warmth overall.(5) She began to feel her thin shoes break under her, and the muscles in her thighs started to burn with fury from the intense climb.(6) The weather was fairly warm for Spring, so the boys were fine in their thin clothing.(7) I found the explanation for the campaign material disappointing and a bit thin .(8) He gave me a brief, thin smile that seemed more for my benefit than his.(9) There seems to have been at most a thin trickle of men directly from northern France into Scotland, and there is little evidence of migration directly from the Continent to Ireland.(10) Once you have bunched four or five sprigs together, wind thin wire around the cluster, leaving a one-inch spike at the bottom.(11) Behind that sound, hidden in it, was the thin , faint sound of a woman's distant scream, coming from inside the building.(12) She is skeletally thin , with hollow, cadaverous eyes and cheeks.(13) If no frank perforation is seen, thin barium liquid should be used to identify lacerations that may otherwise be missed.(14) The whiting have started to thin out although the blackfish have picked up a bit.(15) The invitation, offered with a thin smile, comes out of the blue.(16) If you are one of those frailer and more malnourished types, you should eat light nourishing soups or thin rice porridge.
Related Words
(1) tall and thin ::
lank en skraal
Synonyms
Adjective
1. narrow ::
smal
2. lightweight ::
liggewig
3. slim ::
skraal
4. sparse ::
yl
5. watery ::
waterige
6. weak ::
swak
7. insubstantial ::
bedruk
8. lean ::
maer
9. slender ::
skraal
10. slight ::
effense
Verb
11. dilute ::
verdun
12. disperse ::
versprei
13. reduce ::
verminder
Adverb
Antonyms
1. chubby ::
mollig
2. corpulent ::
gesette
3. fat ::
vet
4. gross ::
bruto
5. obese ::
vetsugtig
6. overweight ::
oorgewig
7. plump ::
plomp
8. portly ::
deftig
9. rotund ::
welgedaan
10. tubby ::
Tubby
Different Forms
thin, thinly, thinness, thins
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