thin · adj
wear thin
C2 If a feeling or explanation starts to wear thin, it becomes weaker or harder to accept.
Dictionary examples:
I've warned you several times about being late and my patience is wearing thin. (52.6)
vanish into thin air
C2 to suddenly disappear in a mysterious way
Dictionary examples:
He was walking ahead of me on the path and then he just vanished into thin air. (49.7)
thin (NOT THICK)
A2 Something that is thin is smaller than usual between its opposite sides.
Dictionary examples:
My cat thinks she's thin, but her mirror disagrees. (0.0)
His glasses were so thin, they looked like contact lenses. (0.0)
The pizza was so thin, it disappeared when turned sideways. (0.0)
The walls are very thin. (7.7)
a thin jacket (8.3)
a thin slice of meat (26.1)
thin (NOT FAT)
A2 A thin person or animal has very little fat on their body.
Dictionary examples:
The thin cat tried to squeeze through a mouse hole. (0.0)
My thin friend got lost behind a lamp post. (0.0)
The thin boy used a noodle as a belt. (0.0)
She's too thin. (7.3)
Thin, hungry dogs roam the streets. (80.4)