thin
adverb
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without viscosity“The blood was flowing thin.”thinly
adjective
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not very dense“They have thin beards.”sparse
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lacking excess flesh“You can't be too rich or too thin.”lean
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of sound, lacking resonance or volume“The cat gave a thin feeble cry.”
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lacking substance or significance“Your argument is thin.”flimsyfragileslighttenuous
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lacking spirit or sincere effort“Their thin smile hid something more sinister.”
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of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section“I used a thin wire to tie the parts together.”
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relatively thin in consistency or low in density“This grain is rather thin.”
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very narrow“I drew a thin line across the page.”slender
verb
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to take off weight“I am thinning nicely thanks to my new diet.”slimreducemelt offlose weightslenderiseslenderizeslim down
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to lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture“We need to thin out this Bloody Mary mix a bit.”cutdilutereducethin out
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to make thin or thinner“We should thin out the herd.”
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to lose thickness“My hair is thinning.”