thinner
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) enPR: thĭnʹər, IPA(key): /ˈθɪnɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: thin‧ner
Adjective edit
thinner
- comparative form of thin: more thin
Noun edit
thinner (plural thinners)
- A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
- Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints.
- Something that thins.
- Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners.
- The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.
- A solid mane thinner is indispensable in finishing the looks of your horse.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
liquid
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something that thins
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English thinner.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
thinner m (uncountable)
Spanish edit
Noun edit
thinner m (plural thinners)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English thinner. Attested since 1934.
Noun edit
thinner c
Declension edit
Declension of thinner | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | thinner | thinnern | — | — |
Genitive | thinners | thinnerns | — | — |