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THIN

Definition:

[adverb] without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin"
Synonyms: ly
[verb] lose thickness; become thin or thinner
[verb] make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"
[verb] lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
Synonyms: dilute, out, reduce, cut
[verb] take off weight
Synonyms: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, slim down
[adjective] of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
[adjective] lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
Synonyms: lean
[adjective] very narrow; "a thin line across the page"
Synonyms: slender
[adjective] having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
Synonyms: flimsy, slight, tenuous
[adjective] not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
Synonyms: sparse
[adjective] relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"
[adjective] (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"
[adjective] lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"