having not much flesh; having a small extent from one side to the other; not having a large number of units close together
fine, light, slender
Cases of word usage
1) the repetition of the first sound or letter in a succession of words, e.g. safe and sound; through thick and thin (alliteration)
2) a tree with a round fruit with firm juicy flesh and a thin (green, red or yellow) skin (apple)
3) a flat, thin piece of material used to fasten things or to strengthen something (band)
4) a long, thin piece of material used for binding round a wound or injury (bandage)
5) a short, thin stick as used by the conductor of an orchestra (baton)
6) (the wood of) a kind of forest tree with a smooth bark and thin branches (birch)
7) a long thin and flat piece of wood, with square edges, used in building (board)
8) a thin book (booklet)
9) piece of tobacco in a toll of thin paper for smoking (cigarette)
10) a thin layer of covering (coating)
