thin

Having only a small distance between two opposite surfaces.

• The paper is very thin.
• He cut the bread into thin slices.
• These walls are thinner than I expected.

Opposites: thick

Common phrases: thin paper, thin layer, thin slice, thin metal

Having little fat or flesh on the body.

• He is tall and thin.
• She looked thinner after her illness.
• The thin cat needed more food.

Similar words: slim, slender, lean

Opposites: fat

Common phrases: thin person, thin face, very thin

Containing little solid material, or having few parts spread far apart.

• The soup is too thin.
• His hair has become thin on top.
• We added flour to make the thin sauce thicker.

Similar words: watery, sparse

Opposites: thick

Common phrases: thin soup, thin hair, thin sauce

A small, flat piece of food, often a biscuit or chocolate.

• She offered me a chocolate thin.
• The box contained twelve mint thins.
• These cheese thins taste good with soup.

Common phrases: chocolate thin, mint thin

To become less thick, less full, or fewer in number.

• The fog began to thin.
• His hair thinned as he grew older.
• Traffic thins out after the morning rush.

How to use it: thin out (The crowd began to thin out after midnight.)

Similar words: dwindle, decrease

Opposites: thicken

Common phrases: thin out, begin to thin

With large spaces between separate things.

• Sow the seeds thin.
• The grass grew thin near the wall.
• Spread the grain thin so each bird can reach it.

Similar words: thinly, sparsely

Opposites: thickly

Common phrases: sow thin, spread thin