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thin /ˈθɪn/ ?

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(v) lose thickness; become thin or thinner
(v) make thin or thinner
(v) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
(v) take off weight
(adj) of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
(adj) lacking excess flesh
(adj) very narrow
(adj) not dense
(adj) relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
(adj) (of sound) lacking resonance or volume
(adj) lacking spirit or sincere effort
(adj) lacking substance or significance
(adv) without viscosity

Imagine a solar panel so thin it can't exist apart from the building material it's printed on.
The heavy silicon panels of yesterday are giving way to thin-film cells--a cheaper, more flexible technology that could change the way we harness the sun.
The plummeting shriek of bombs was the first warning the Germans had that there was something new over the western front.

"My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news," Paul Harvey Jr. said in a statement. "So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend."
on Feb 28, 2009 By: Paul Harvey Source: FOXNews
"We are thin on the ground," said Curbishley. "If we lose another defender we will have to react to that."
on Aug 25, 2008 By: Alan Curbishley Source: Hartlepool Today
"The United States and the United Kingdom have stood together through thick and thin, through war and peace, through hard times and prosperity, and we've always emerged stronger by standing together," Obama said next to a beaming Brown.
on Apr 1, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: BusinessWeek