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thin
1. adj. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering
2. adj. Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
thin wire; thin string
3. adj. Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
thin person
4. adj. Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
5. adj. Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
6. adj. (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
7. adj. Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
8. adj. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
a thin disguise
9. n. (philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
10. n. Any food produced or served in thin slices.
chocolate mint thins
potato thins
11. v. To make thin or thinner.
12. v. (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
13. v. To dilute.
14. v. To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
15. adv. Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
seed sown thin
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
haggard
1. adj. Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
Pale and haggard faces.
A gradual descent into a haggard and feeble state.
The years of hardship made her look somewhat haggard.
2. adj. Wild or untamed
a haggard or refractory hawk
3. n. (falconry) A hunting bird captured as an adult.
4. n. (falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
5. n. (obsolete) A fierce, intractable creature.
6. n. (obsolete) A hag.
7. n. (dialect, Isle of Man, Ireland, Scotland) A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.
He tuk a slew swerve round the haggard
especially
1. adv. (manner) In a special manner; specially.
2. adv. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
3. adv. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.
Invite them all, especially Molly.
from
1. prep. With the source or provenance of or at.
This wine comes from France.
I got a letter from my brother.
2. prep. With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
He left yesterday from Chicago.
Face away from the wall!
3. prep. (mathematics, now uncommon) Denoting a subtraction operation.
20 from 31 leaves 11.
4. prep. With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
An umbrella protects from the sun.
He knows right from wrong.
hunger
1. n. A need or compelling desire for food.
2. n. (by extension) Any strong desire.
I have a hunger to win.
3. v. To be in need of food.
4. v. (figuratively, usually with 'for' or 'after') To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
I hungered for your love.
5. v. (archaic) To make hungry; to famish.
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
disease
1. n. (pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered.
2. n. (by extension) Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
3. n. Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
4. v. (obsolete) To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
5. v. To infect with a disease.

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