THINNING

cutting, thinning

(noun) the act of diluting something; “the cutting of whiskey with water”; “the thinning of paint with turpentine”

THIN

reduce, melt off, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down

(verb) take off weight

dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut

(verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; “cut bourbon”

thin

(verb) make thin or thinner; “Thin the solution”

thin

(verb) lose thickness; become thin or thinner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

thinning

present participle of thin

Noun

thinning (plural thinnings)

(agriculture, forestry) Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants

(agriculture, forestry) Wood, leaves, or other plant parts removed during the process of thinning

The action or result of reducing thickness, density, or number

Adjective

thinning (not generally comparable, comparative more thinning, superlative most thinning)

Becoming less thick, dense, or numerous

Anagrams

• ninthing

Source: Wiktionary


THIN

Thin, a. [Compar. Thiner; superl. Thinest.] Etym: [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. Ăľynne; akin to D. dun, G. dĂĽnn, OHG. dunni, Icel. Ăľunnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. to extend, G. dehnen, Icel. , Goth. (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere to hold, Gr. tan. *51 & 237. Cf. Attenuate, Dance, Tempt, Tenable, Tend to move, Tenous, Thunder, Tone.]

1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air. Shak. In the day, when the air is more thin. Bacon. Satan, bowing low His gray dissimulation, disappeared, Into thin air diffused. Milton.

3. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin. Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people. Addison.

4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 6.

5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.

6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full. Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams. Dryden.

7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise. My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. Chaucer.

Note: Thin is used in the formation of compounds which are mostly self-explaining; as, thin-faced, thin-lipped, thin-peopled, thin- shelled, and the like. Thin section. See under Section.

Thin, adv.

Definition: Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin. Spain is thin sown of people. Bacon.

Thin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Thinning.] Etym: [Cf. AS. geĂľynnian.]

Definition: To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Thin, v. i.

Definition: To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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