thinner
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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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | thinner | thinnern | — | — |
| Genitive | thinners | thinnerns | — | — |
References
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- en:Liquids
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