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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Thin part 2 ~ other uses

Thin ~ other uses

Meaning not fat = not covered with much flesh 

"He was tall and thin, with dark hair."

For hair = not growing closely together or in large amounts 

thin grey hair

For liquid = containing more liquid than is normal or expected 

"The sauce was thin and tasteless."

For smoke = fairly easy to see through 

 
"They fought their way through to where the smoke was thinner."
For air = containing less oxygen than normal 

"At high altitudes the air is very thin."


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