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 | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | thinner | thinnern | — | — |
Genitive | thinners | thinnerns | — | — |
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