thin

adjective (thin, thinner, thinnest); verb (thin, thins, thinned, thinning)

«thin» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Thin means having a small distance between its two sides: thin paper. tree →
A thin person or animal has little fat on the body. tree →
A thin liquid flows easily like water. tree →
Thin hair or trees are not close together. tree →
Thin air is low in oxygen, as on high mountains. tree →
To thin something is to make it thinner or weaker. tree →

In the lessons

In safety, thin ice can break — stay off frozen ponds unless an adult says it is safe. In science, air is thin high up, so climbers breathe hard. In cooking, add water to thin a sauce. Phrases: «vanish into thin air» (disappear completely), «through thick and thin», «thin on the ground» (few), «skating on thin ice» (taking a risk).

Examples

Cut the bread into thin slices. tree →
The ice is too thin to walk on. tree →
The paper is so thin you can see through it. tree →
The thin cat needed more food. tree →
Add milk to make the batter thin. tree →
The keys vanished into thin air! tree →
At the top of the mountain the air is thin. tree →
You're skating on thin ice! tree →
A Cat was growing very thin. tree →

Note

Double n: thinner, thinnest, thinned. Opposite: thick or fat. «Thin» is polite for people; «skinny» is less polite; «slim» is a compliment.

In Jewish tradition

In Pharaoh's dream the thin ears of grain stand for years of famine. Isaiah says the glory of Jacob will be made thin, meaning it will become weak and small.

Interpretation. Joseph read the thin ears as seven years of hunger that would follow seven years of plenty. Isaiah's words are read as a warning that Israel's honor would shrink when it turned away from God.

Examples

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. (Torah GEN.41.24, JPS 1917) tree →
And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917) tree →
And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. (Torah GEN.41.6, JPS 1917) tree →
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. (Prophets ISA.17.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Double n: thinner, thinnest, thinned. Opposite: thick or fat. «Thin» is polite for people; «skinny» is less polite; «slim» is a compliment.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «thin» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«thin» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «thin» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«thin» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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