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thin adjective

  /fɪn/ , /θɪn/
  • Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
  • Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
 ohut
  • Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
 laiha, hoikka, solakka
  • Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
 ohut, laiha
  • Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
 harva, niukka, vähälukuinen

thin noun

  /fɪn/ , /θɪn/
  • Any food produced or served in thin slices.
 lastu
  • (philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
 ohentuma

thin verb

  /fɪn/ , /θɪn/
  • To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
 harventaa
  • To dilute.
 laimentaa, laimentua
  • (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
 ohentaa
  • (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
 ohentua, oheta

thinness noun

  • The state or quality of being thin.
 laihuus, ohuus
wear thin
kulua
thin-skinned
herkkä, herkkänahkainen, herkkätunteinen, ohutihoinen, ohutkuorinen, ohutnahkainen
thin out
harventaa, harventua, harveta
thin-layer chromatography
ohutkerroskromatografia
on thin ice
heikolla jäällä
thin as a rake
laiha kuin kukkakeppi, laiha kuin tikku
out of thin air
tyhjästä
thick and thin
hyvät ja huonot ajat
thin-film transistor
ohutkalvotransistori
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