thin
/ˈθɪn/
adjective10
verb4
noun2
adverb1
forms
thinned · thinning · thins · more thin · thinner · most thin · thinnest
Phrases with thin
- thin-skinnedOverly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy.
- into thin airImmediately and inexplicably out of sight.
- on thin iceDangerously, hazardously, delicately.
- out of thin airFrom nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source.
- rail-thinVery thin, unhealthily thin.
- skate on thin iceTo be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.
- spread oneself thinTo commit oneself to too many projects, so that there is little chance of completing them all satisfactorily.
- thick and thinBoth thickets and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path (including bad weather).
- thin airAn unknown location; (by extension) apparent disappearance or nonexistence.
- thin downTo become or make (something) thinner or smaller (in overall size, width or viscosity).
- thin end of the wedgeSomething that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.
- thin outTo make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.
- thin the herdto cull, to reduce the size of a group
- thin upTo become or make (something) thin (in either width or viscosity).
- through thick and thinThrough all (especially grim, rough and difficult) conditions; in all weathers.
- wear thinTo lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse.