Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

(transitive) To make thin or thinner. / (intransitive) To become thin or thinner. / To dilute. / To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole. / Any food produced or served in thin slices.

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. / Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

(informal) Pronunciation spelling of thing.

plants that have been removed in order to improve the growth of the remainder

present participle of thin

(agriculture, forestry) Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants

Becoming less thick, dense, or numerous

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thin