Definitions for thins

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thins thin

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IPA: /θɪn/

Thins is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in thins (hinst).

Definitions for thins

adverb

1. in a thin manner.
2. sparsely; not densely.
3. so as to produce something thin:

adjective

1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick:
2. of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender:
3. having little flesh; spare; lean:
4. composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse:
5. scant; not abundant or plentiful.
6. of relatively slight consistency or viscosity:
7. rarefied, as air.
8. without solidity or substance; flimsy:
9. lacking fullness or volume; weak and shrill:
10. without force or a sincere effort:
11. lacking body, richness, or strength:
12. lacking in chroma; of light tint.
13. Photography. (of a developed negative) lacking in density or contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure.

verb (used with object)

1. to make thin or thinner (often followed by down, out, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to become thin or thinner; become reduced or diminished (often followed by down, out, off, etc.):

Origin of thins

before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English thyn(ne), Old English thynne; cognate with Dutch dun, German dünn, Old Norse thunnr; (v.) Middle English thynnen, Old English thynnian, derivative o

Examples for thins

They were done to give a thin patina of ersatz legitimacy to what is otherwise flagrant sexual assault.

Sweat poured from underneath his helmet and down the thin points of his sandy blond hair.

“I like decorating my slaves,” she said, referencing the rope, her thin, crimson-coated lips peeling off her front teeth.

Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.

He took it up and tried to read, but the print swam into thin, black smudges.

His voice was thin, but it kept that line of hands high above their heads.

"Rose campion," she said, parting the stems with her long, thin fingers.

Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.

The thin examiner held the high office of deacon of the church.

She was thin, thinner than ever, and stiff as if she had withered.