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Uncommon
adj
•
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
.
•
Having
little
body
fat
or
flesh
;
slim
;
slender
;
lean
;
gaunt
.
•
Of
low
viscosity
or
low
specific gravity
.
•
Scarce
; not
close
,
crowded
, or
numerous
; not
filling
the
space
.
•
In Golf:
Describing
a
poorly
played
golf
shot
where the
ball
is
struck
by
the bottom
part of the
club
head
. See
fat
,
shank
,
toe
.
•
Lacking
body
or
volume
;
small
;
feeble
; not
full
.
•
Slight
;
small
;
slender
;
flimsy
;
superficial
;
inadequate
; not
sufficient
for a
covering
.
•
In Aviation:
Of a
route
:
relatively
little used.
•
Poor
;
scanty
; without
money
or
success
.
verb
•
To make
thin
or
thinner
.
•
To become
thin
or
thinner
.
•
To
dilute
.
•
To
remove
some
plants
or
parts
of
plants
in order to
improve
the
growth
of what
remains
.
noun
•
In Philately:
A
loss
or
tearing
of
paper
from the
back
of a
stamp
, although not
sufficient
to
create
a
complete
hole
.
•
Any food
produced
or
served
in
thin
slices
.
adv
•
Not
thickly
or
closely
; in a
scattered
state
.
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English
thin
Middle English (1100-1500)
þynne
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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