thin Oin [adj] someone who is thin has very little fat on their body: She looked pale, thin, and unhealthy, i I wish my legs were thinner.
thin - thinner - thinnest
slim slim (ad/1 thin in a way that is attractive: She was tall, slim, and good-look ing I You're looking very slim - have you lost weight?
slim - slimmer - slimmest
skinny ./'sktni [adjl very thin, especially in a way that is unattractive: / was really skinny when I was a teenager. I When he wore a Tshirt, you could see how skinny his arms were.
skinny - skinnier - skinniest
emaciated ['meijieit^djl-sieit^d/ [adj] extremely thin as a result of illness or serious lack of food: News came of the famine, and there were pictures of emaciated children on the TV I I was
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shocked when I saw her in the hospital - she looked so emaciated.
thin object, layer etc
opposite thick
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thin Bin [adj] if something is thin, there is a very small distance between its two flat surfaces: The lake was covered with a thin layer of ice. I a box made of thin plastic I a knife with a long, thin blade I Despite the cold weather, she was wear ing a thin summer dress
Dor't use thin about roads, rivers, paths etc. Use narrow, о norrow street leading down to the bay
tbii! - thinner - thinnest
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/ine /fain/ [adj] very thin - use this about lines, thread wire etc: fine lines at the corners of her eyes I A fine wire had been stretched across the path. I The pencil was sharpened to a fine point.
when someone becomes thinner
lose weight /,lu:z wat, to become thinner and weigh less. The best way to lose weight is to do lots of exercise. I Tm really worried about my grandmother - she's lost a iot of weight recently. lose 5 kilos/7 pounds etc "How's your diet going?' "Pretty well. I've lost 3 pounds this week."
go on a diet /,g^i on э 'daot to eat less
food than usual, or eat special combinations of food because you want to become thinner and weigh less: We're both going on a diet after Christmas. be on a diet 'Would you like some chocolate?" "No rhanks. Tm on a diet."
THING
see also tool, equipment
a thing
thing q/ [n CI use this instead of the name of something when you do not need to say its name or when you do not know what it is called. You can use thing when you mean a physical object, or something
such as an event, an idea, or something
that someone says: What's that thing on the kitchen table9 I There were several things that I wanted to discuss. ! A strange thing happened to me yesterday. I The first thing I noticed about him was that he seemed very nervous
something sAmOii]/ [pronounl a thing - use this especially when you do not know what the thing is, or you have not decided yet what it will be: I need to get some thing for Greg - it's his birthday tomor row. I There loos something floating in my coffee.
something newldifferenthtranqe etc
She told me something really funny. I He wanted to get her something special, something expensive.
something else (=another thing) I've just remembered something else I wanted to tell you.
something to eat/wearf read etc / must haue something to eat before I go out. or something (=or something similar) There's a stone or a nail or something stuck in my shoe.
A Don't spell this as 'some thing'. The correct spelling is something.
object Dbd3/ktj|'a;b- [г? С] a solid thing, especially one that you can touch or hold in your hand: His foot struck a hard object, and he fell. I There were many beautiful objects in the room, but the clock was really special.
item, aitom/ [n CJ one of several things in a list or group of objects, things for sale, or things to be discussed: The most expensive item we bought was the washing machine. I the next item on the
agenda for today's meeting
an item 0/ clothing/Jurniture/jewellery
(=one piece of clothing, furniture, or jewellery) Thieves broke into the store and stole several items of clothing.
A Item is fairly formal, and is used mostly in business or official contexts.
several things of different types
things Oirjz [n plural] use this when you are talking about two or more things of different types and you do not need to say what they are: I just threw a few things into a bag and rushed to catch the train. Qmy/your/their things spokln (=the things that you own or that you are carrying with you) Don't forget your things. all sorts of things (=a lot of different types of things) They sell furniture, toys. cards ~ all sorts of things.
Qstujf suf/ (n U] spokkn informal objects or possessions of different types: ! don't know how we're going to get all this stuff into the car.
my/your/their stuff Someone broke in and took most of her stuff.
THINK
Cyunk /d3M]k [л u] spoken things that are not useful and should be thrown away, for example because they are old or broken: I must clean out this cupboard - it's absolutely full of junk.
look here for...
use your mind
have an opinion
sure/not sure
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imagine
odds and ends 0(\,. ^nd 'end/fluid/-/ [n plural) several different things, especially small things that are not of much value: In the drawer she found с photograph, an old hairbrush. and various other odds and ends.
THINK
аз opinions
idea