Word Image
plural:
Part Of Speech
verb, adjective, adverb
Word Meaning
verb: to make or become thin; to reduce in number especially to prevent crowding
adjective: having little extent from one surface to its opposite; having widely scattered units; having too little flesh; less dense than normal; somewhat weak or shrill
adverb: (thinly) in a thin manner
Word Family
thinned
thinning
thinner
thinnest
thinly
thinness
thinnish
Sentences
I prefer a New York-style thin-crust pizza.
The haze thinned in the late afternoon.
He added a little more water to thin the gravy.
We got a thin layer of snow on the ground last night.
She sliced the cheese thinly.
My Dad’s hair started thinning in his 40s.
I ate a thin slice of ham and some cheese.
Don’t walk on the thinnest parts of the frozen pond.
Thin spaghetti pasta is called angel hair pasta.
He used a paint thinner to clean his brushes with.
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