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thinner
1[ thin-er ]
noun
- a volatile liquid, as turpentine, used to dilute paint, varnish, rubber cement, etc., to the desired or proper consistency.
- a person who adds thinners to paints, varnishes, etc.
- a person who specializes in weeding plants, pruning shrubbery, thinning fruit, etc.
thinner
2[ thin-er ]
adjective
- comparative of thin.
thinner
/ ˈθɪnə /
noun
- often plural, functioning as singular a solvent, such as turpentine, added to paint or varnish to dilute it, reduce its opacity or viscosity, or increase its penetration into the ground
Example Sentences
Diets not only fail to make us thinner, they also fail to make us healthier in the long term.
In the video his face is a little thinner, his beard ever so slightly longer.
By comparison, Let Me Be Frank With You—as one meaning of the title suggests—is direct and thinner.
Like thinner and translucent for summer and warmer for winter.
And in expected Apple fashion, the phones are thinner and faster than ever before.
It is thinner than that of chronic bronchitis, and upon standing separates into three layers of pus, mucus, and frothy serum.
Mrs. Prentice eyed him in a way that would have made a person with a thinner skin writhe a little.
Fish guano has about the same effect, but gives a lighter color and thinner leaf.
There was a stiff wind blowing, too, and this broke up the thinner ice around the water-holes.
Supper is a repetition of the morning meal, except that the coffee looks thinner, the tincup more rusty.
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