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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
/ ˈθɪə /
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
They’re not wasting time thinking, “I wish I was thinner, bigger, shorter” — they use all their capacity of sight, smell, hearing and their bodily potential.
“So it's gonna impact student behavior and the workload for the teacher. The students might not get one-on-one assistance like they used to get if we have to spread ourselves thinner and thinner.”
“And then in exchange try to take the thinner diameter that used to be at the sweet spot and put that on the tip.”
He splashed and poured liquid thinners over paint, causing chemical reactions to burn holes in the surface — “Ozone Paintings,” he called them.
The skin may become thinner, with the result that wounds take longer to heal, and are more likely to become infected, the WHO says.
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