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I. thin <-nn-> [θɪn] ADJ

1. thin (not thick):

thin
thin line fig

2. thin (slim):

thin person
a thin man

3. thin (not dense):

thin fog
leicht <leichter, am leichtesten>
thin crowd
klein <kleiner, am kleinsten>
thin rain

4. thin (lacking oxygen):

thin air

5. thin (sparse):

thin
thin hair (on head)
thin hair (on body)

6. thin (very fluid):

thin

7. thin (feeble):

thin
schwach <schwächer, am schwächsten> fig
thin excuse
thin smile
thin sound
thin voice

8. thin (come to an end):

to wear thin also fig

Phrases:

out of thin air
the thin blue line Brit inf
the thin end of the wedge Brit
to be thin on the ground Brit, Aus
to have a thin time [of it]
to be on thin ice

II. thin <-nn-> [θɪn] VB trans

1. thin (make more liquid):

to thin sth [down]

2. thin (remove some):

to thin sth [out]
etw ausdünnen [o. lichten] [o. CH a. erdünnen]
to thin sb's hair
jds Haare ausdünnen [o. CH a. erdünnen]

3. thin (in golf):

to thin the ball

III. thin <-nn-> [θɪn] VB intr

1. thin (become weaker):

thin soup, blood
thin crowd
thin fog
thin hair
thin hair

2. thin (become worn):

thin material
thin material

I. pa·per-ˈthin ADJ inv

paper-thin

II. pa·per-ˈthin ADV inv

paper-thin

ˈra·zor thin ADJ pred, ˈra·zor-thin ADJ attr

razor thin

I. thin down VB intr

thin down
thin down

II. thin down VB trans

to thin down ⇆ sth

I. thin out VB trans

to thin out ⇆ sth
etw ausdünnen [o. CH a. erdünnen]

II. thin out VB intr

thin out
thin out
thin out crowd
thin out crowd

thin ˈsec·tion N

thin section

thin-ˈsec·tion VB trans

to thin-section sth

thin-ˈskinned ADJ

thin-skinned
thin-skinned

wa·fer-ˈthin ADJ inv

wafer-thin

thin membrane

thin-film eˈvapo·ra·tor N CHEM

thin-lay·er chro·ma·ˈtog·ra·phy N no pl CHEM

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thin film N

thin film PHYS
thin film PHYS
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rail-thin ADJ

rail-thin inf
spindeldürr pej inf
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thin sheet N

thin sheet TECH
Present
Ithin
youthin
he/she/itthins
wethin
youthin
theythin
Past
Ithinned
youthinned
he/she/itthinned
wethinned
youthinned
theythinned
Present Perfect
Ihavethinned
youhavethinned
he/she/ithasthinned
wehavethinned
youhavethinned
theyhavethinned
Past Perfect
Ihadthinned
youhadthinned
he/she/ithadthinned
wehadthinned
youhadthinned
theyhadthinned