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Look up thinner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thinner may refer to: Lacquer thinner, a diluent or solvent used in lacquerwork. Paint thinner, a diluent
Thinner
1996 American horror film
Thinner (marketed as Stephen King's Thinner) is a 1996 American body horror film directed by Tom Holland and written by Michael McDowell and Holland.
Thinner_(film)
1984 novel by Stephen King as Richard Bachman
Thinner is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published in 1984 by NAL under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story centers on morbidly
Thinner_(novel)
Solvents able to dissolve lacquer
Lacquer thinner, also known as cellulose thinner, is usually a mixture of solvents able to dissolve a number of different resins or plastics used in modern
Lacquer_thinner
Solvent used to dissolve paint
paint thinner is a solvent used to thin (i.e. make it less thick) paints or varnish. Paint thinners are diluents. Solvents labeled "paint thinner" are
Paint_thinner
1996 American short film
released in 1996 and released along with select prints of the horror film Thinner, and was first screened in the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. It was released
Michael_Jackson's_Ghosts
German netlabel releasing electronic music
Thinner was a German netlabel, launched in 1998, that released mainly electronic dub, ambient, and other variants of techno and house music. It was founded
Thinner_(netlabel)
1986 album by the Cocteau Twins
"Feet-Like Fins" – 3:27 "How to Bring a Blush to the Snow" – 3:52 "The Thinner the Air" – 3:16 Elizabeth Fraser – vocals Robin Guthrie – guitar, bass
Victorialand
Class of drugs
An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting
Anticoagulant
American filmmaker (born 1943)
wrote and directed the Stephen King adaptations The Langoliers (1995) and Thinner (1996), and directed an episode of Masters of Horror (2007). Holland is
Tom_Holland_(filmmaker)
Type of pasta
section, similar to spaghetti. In English-speaking regions, it is usually thinner than spaghetti, while in Italy it is thicker. It is typically made with
Vermicelli
Substance dissolving a solute resulting in a solution
organic solvents are in dry cleaning (e.g. tetrachloroethylene); as paint thinners (toluene, turpentine); as nail polish removers and solvents of glue (acetone
Solvent
Cord composed of two or more thinner strands twisted together
strong thread, light string or cord composed of string in which two or more thinner strands are twisted, and then twisted together (plied). The strands are
Twine
2025 smartphone model
the Pixel 10 series, it has flat sides and rounded corners, but is much thinner to allow the phone to fold in half with nearly the same thickness as the
Pixel_10_Pro_Fold
Type of pasta
added. Spaghettoni is a thicker form of spaghetti, while spaghettini is a thinner form. Capellini is a very thin spaghetti, while vermicelli refers to intermediate
Spaghetti
Oil from the seed of the tung tree
spirits of turpentine to any of the new citrus-based thinners to naphtha. The choice of thinner should be guided by how fast the coating needs to set
Tung_oil
Type of whip
which rope is plaited. Thinner rope is made from three strands of yarn plaited together, and thicker rope from three strands of thinner rope plaited together
Cat_o'_nine_tails
American actor (born 1960)
Hartley as well as his roles in RoboCop 3 (1993), Tombstone (1993), and Thinner (1996). Burke became well known for his portrayal of Mickey Gavin on Rescue
Robert_John_Burke
Series of altitude gains
improve fuel economy by moving into thinner air as an aircraft becomes lighter and becomes capable of flying in the thinner air at a higher altitude. Since
Step_climb
Paper, thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper
is thicker and more durable than normal writing and printing paper, but thinner and more flexible than other forms of paperboard. Card stock is often used
Card_stock
Convex lens used to magnify images
ring-shaped lenses, such that the combination acts as a single lens but is much thinner. The convex lens of a magnifying glass can be used to produce a magnified
Magnifying_glass
Surgical procedure to make the abdomen thinner and firmer
"tummy tuck" is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to make the abdomen thinner and more firm. The surgery involves the removal of excess skin and fat
Abdominoplasty
Acoustic guitar used in Flamenco music
guitar is a guitar similar to a classical guitar, but with lower action, thinner tops, smaller bodies, and less internal bracing. It usually has nylon strings
Flamenco_guitar
Petroleum-derived clear, transparent liquid
(petroleum). White spirit is often used as a paint thinner, or as a component thereof, though paint thinner is a broader category of solvent. Odorless mineral
White_spirit
Toffee candy bar from Hershey's
Heath bar, but with minor differences such as the Skor bar being slightly thinner. "Skor Bar — Snack Memory". Retrieved 2014-12-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
Skor
Paste made from tomatoes
contrast, tomato purée is a liquid with a thinner consistency than tomato paste, while tomato sauce is even thinner in consistency. Tomato paste is a traditional
Tomato_paste
Inferior-posterior part of uterus
its cervical end — here, the uterine muscle (myometrium) is narrower and thinner. It connects the body and cervix. The uterine isthmus can become more compressibile
Uterine_isthmus
Line of shoes by Adidas
on the original indoor version of the Gazelle. The sole on the shoe is thinner and somewhat transparent allowing visibility of the suede upper. The silhouette
Adidas_Gazelle
Medial bone from forearm
running parallel to the radius, the forearm's other long bone. Longer and thinner than the radius, the ulna is considered to be the smaller long bone of
Ulna
Android smartphone
it allowed the OnePlus 13 to have a higher battery capacity while being thinner than the OnePlus 12, and has the highest battery capacity of all their
OnePlus_13
Japanese knife for cutting vegetables
without the need for a horizontal pull or push. These knives are also much thinner. While the deba is a thick blade for easy cutting through thin bones, the
Nakiri_bōchō
Tablet computer developed by Apple Inc. (2013–2016)
2013. Part of the iPad line of tablet computers, the iPad Air features a thinner design than its predecessors (particularly the iPad (4th generation)),
IPad_Air_(1st_generation)
Third planet from the Sun
Hemisphere. Earth's atmosphere has no definite boundary, gradually becoming thinner and fading into outer space. Three-quarters of the atmosphere's mass is
Earth
Fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text
manufacturers, but most fluids are composed of an opacifying agent, a solvent (or thinner) and an adulterant 'fragrance' to discourage abusive inhaling. The opacifying
Correction_fluid
Thin plastic film used for sealing food
wrap is roughly 12.7 μm (0.0005 in) thick. The trend has been to produce thinner plastic wrap, particularly for household use (where very little stretch
Plastic_wrap
Soviet anti-tank rifle
penetrate the frontal armor of late-war German tanks, it could penetrate their thinner side and top armor at close ranges as well as thinly armored self-propelled
PTRD-41
1996 novel by Stephen King as Richard Bachman
publicly exposed around the time of the 1984 release of the Bachman novel Thinner. However, on the book's jacket and in a tongue-in-cheek introduction by
The_Regulators_(novel)
Manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer
stiffness perpendicular to the grain direction of the surface ply. Smaller, thinner, and lower-quality plywoods may only have their plies (layers) arranged
Plywood
Japanese knife for slicing sashimi
'pufferfish-puller') is similar to the yanagi-ba, except that the blade is thinner and more flexible. As the name indicates, it is traditionally used to slice
Sashimi_bōchō
Cut of beef
whole. Filet mignon is usually presented as a round cut taken from the thinner end of a piece of tenderloin. It is often the most tender and lean cut
Filet_mignon
Genus of flowering plants
Boojum tree or cirio (F. columnaris). They have semi succulent stems with thinner spikes projecting from them, with leaves on the bases of the spikes. They
Fouquieria
Tough, plain-woven fabric made from wild silk
Chinese province of Shandong. It is similar to dupioni, but is slightly thinner and less irregular. Shantung is often used for bridal gowns. Shantung is
Shantung_(fabric)
American actress (born 1967)
series Sliders (1997–2000). Wuhrer has appeared in horror films such as Thinner (1996), Anaconda (1997), Eight Legged Freaks (2002), King of the Ants (2003)
Kari_Wuhrer
Hand tool used to tenderize slabs of meat
chicken-fried steak, palomilla, and schnitzel, to make them wider and thinner. Cooking Meat tenderness Hutton, Elinor (2020). The Encyclopedia of Kitchen
Meat_tenderizer
Sound producing musical instrument component
of similar thickness. This enabled stringed instruments to be made with thinner bass strings. On string instruments that the player plucks or bows directly
String_(music)
Anticoagulant medication (blood thinner)
brand name Lovenox among others, is an anticoagulant medication (blood thinner). It is used to treat and prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary
Enoxaparin_sodium
as solid lines and the hidden lines as dotted lines, dashed lines, or thinner lines than the visible lines. Hidden lines add geometric information about
Hidden_line
Type of French bread
French bread loaf, made with yeast and similar to a baguette but much thinner. The word ficelle means "string" in French. Académie française. "ficelle
Ficelle
Reinforced woven fabric
two-dimensional structure due to the thicker yarns being interwoven in thinner cloth. Older lightweight ripstop fabrics display the thicker interlocking
Ripstop
Warm chocolate beverage in milk or water
calda served in Italy and chocolate a la taza served in Spain, and the thinner hot cocoa consumed in the United States. Prepared hot chocolate can be
Hot_chocolate
Type of pasta
ˈdandʒelo], lit. 'angel hair'; hence, 'angel hair pasta' in English) is even thinner, with a diameter ranging from 0.78 to 0.88 mm (0.031 to 0.035 in). It is
Capellini
Bridge that all resurrected human beings must cross on the Day of Judgment in Islam
mentioned in the Quran, but described in the Hadith. As-Sirāt is said to be thinner than a strand of hair and as sharp as the sharpest knife or sword (because
As-Sirāt
Concept in aerodynamics
Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 (also with an unswept wing, but a much thinner one), reaching Mach 1.06 and beyond, and the sound barrier was finally
Critical_Mach_number
Virtual reality headset
business and enthusiast users. It is differentiated from the Quest 2 by a thinner form factor leveraging pancake lenses, high resolution cameras for MR,
Meta_Quest_Pro
Flat, horizontal concrete element of modern buildings
500 mm thick, are most often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner mud slabs may be used for exterior paving . In many domestic and industrial
Concrete_slab
Sweet pepper variety
turn bright red if allowed to ripen. Compared to bell peppers, it has thinner flesh, is more elongated, and has a slightly more "wrinkled" appearance
Cubanelle
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
volcanically active until 1.2 billion years ago, surfacing lava mostly on the thinner near side of the Moon, filling ancient craters, which through cooling formed
Moon
Types of lighting in photography and filmmaking
softer lighting than one that is smaller and closer to the subject, with thinner diffusion material. Soft light tends to "wrap" around subjects, producing
Hard_and_soft_light
CIA program involving illegal experimentation on human test subjects (1953–1973)
Hazardous solvents contact adhesives Gasoline nail polish remover Paint thinner Other Freon Kava Nonbenzodiazepines Quinazolinones Quaaludes Opioids Buprenorphine
MKUltra
Thin mattress support originally for bunk bed
for a bunk bed. It was invented in the early 20th century to provide a thinner platform support than box-springs, and more uniform support than slats
Bunkie_board
Kitchen knife originating in Japan
rocking motion than Western style cutlery. The santoku design is shorter, thinner, and so lighter, with more hardened steel in the tradition of Samurai sword
Santoku
American slapstick comedy trio (1922–1970)
A thinner Curly (with a full head of hair and false handlebar mustache) as the cook in Malice in the Palace (1949) with Larry, Moe and Shemp: Curly's
The_Three_Stooges
White part of an eyeball
embryo, the sclera is derived from the neural crest. In children, it is thinner and shows some of the underlying pigment, appearing slightly blue. In the
Sclera
Tablet computer developed by Apple (2011–2016)
cellular network. The device is 15% lighter and 33% thinner than the original iPad; it is thinner than the iPhone 4 by 0.5 mm. The Wi-Fi version is 1
IPad_2
Chinese surface-to-air missile system
design closely resembles the HQ-9 system, but with a higher quantity and thinner missile configuration. The missile is reportedly designed for mid-tier
HQ-20
Audio cassette format
Compact Cassette but in a cassette roughly one quarter the size. By using thinner tape and half or a quarter the tape speed, microcassettes can offer comparable
Microcassette
American football player (born 1959)
Star Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2017. Gophers’ cornerback ranks become thinner "2022 Football Roster". gophersports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022. v t
Marion_Barber_Jr.
Largest living land animal
flaps, or pinnae, are 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) thick in the middle with a thinner tip and supported by a thicker base. They contain numerous blood vessels
Elephant
Facility for the sport of bowling
and reduced lane transition; conversely, lane oils of lower viscosity (thinner consistency) are more slippery and thus support greater speeds and length
Bowling_alley
Type of sausage
much like North American hot dogs, but are usually longer and somewhat thinner, with a very light, edible casing. European Vienna sausages served hot
Vienna_sausage
Aromatic hydrocarbon
industrial feedstock and a solvent. As the solvent in some types of paint thinner, permanent markers, contact cement and certain types of glue, toluene is
Toluene
Cut of beef
to make a thinner overall steak Butterflying – cutting through the center, leaving a small hinge of meat, and unfolding to create a thinner steak Swiss
Round_(primal_cut_of_beef)
Line of rugged smartphones with physical keyboards
features but found the small screen awkward for multimedia viewing. A thinner variant, the Titan Slim, launched via Kickstarter in May 2022. Android
Unihertz_Titan
Clothing that tightly fits the body
Though many materials can be used to make form-fitting garments, the thinner materials, such as synthetic fibers, are the most commonly used, because
Form-fitting_garment
Garment consisting of a strip of cloth between the legs
different pieces of clothing. G-strings have a thinner back strip than thongs, and usually a thinner waistband. These connectors are often made of string
G-string
Organic compound ((CH3)2CO); simplest ketone
a solvent in household products such as nail polish remover and paint thinner. It has volatile organic compound (VOC)-exempt status in the United States
Acetone
Dish served in Finland, Estonia, Sweden and Norway
water or pilsner, flour and eggs. It is similar to black pudding, but is thinner and crispier. Blodplättar may be fried in a frying pan. The pancakes are
Blodplättar
Photolithographic tool
the absorber film will need to become thinner, and hence less opaque. A 2005 study by IMEC found that thinner absorbers degrade image contrast and therefore
Photomask
Localized bleeding outside of blood vessels
even a hemorrhage) may be aggravated by anticoagulant medication (blood thinner). Blood seepage and collection of blood may occur if heparin is given via
Hematoma
Species of hominid in the genus Homo
runners in the animal kingdom, but slower over short distances. Humans' thinner body hair and more productive sweat glands help avoid heat exhaustion while
Human
Thin, rectangular variety of pizza
pizza oven. The pizza is similar to Sicilian pizza, but usually with a thinner crust. A grandma pizza is typically rectangular, with the cheese placed
Grandma_pizza
2006 book
cost scrutiny at a wide range of businesses enabling them to survive on thinner profit margins. Fishman concludes that Walmart is "beyond the market forces
The_Wal-Mart_Effect
Medium format roll film
reading frame numbers through a red window. Also, since the film alone is thinner than a film with a backing paper, a special pressure plate may be required
120_film
There is also kisra, fermented bread similar to Ethiopian injera, but thinner and smaller. Egyptian cuisine has greatly influenced Sudanese cuisine.
Sudanese_cuisine
American businessman and inventor (1955–2011)
a faster processor, was introduced by Phil Schiller. The iPhone 4 was thinner than previous models, had a five megapixel camera capable of recording
Steve_Jobs
Body Building
abdomen, consciously or unconsciously. "Sucking in" the stomach to appear thinner may be most common form of this exercise, but with little of the intensity
Vacuum_exercise
North American set of standard sizes for pipes
20th century, permitted the use of thinner pipe walls with much less risk of failure due to corrosion. By 1949 thinner schedules 5S and 10S, which were
Nominal_Pipe_Size
Indian sweet dish consisting of sweetened flatbread
thicker, whereas in holige with coconut stuffing it is larger in size and thinner. It is the special dish of Maharashtra which is prepared on every occasion
Puran_poli
Spice made from red peppers
have varying levels of heat, the peppers used tend to be milder and have thinner flesh than those used to produce chili powder. The milder, sweet paprika
Paprika
Preparation of oat groats
steel-cut oats and rolled somewhat thinner. Instant oatmeal is made from more finely cut oats and rolled even thinner, often with a sweetener and flavorings
Oatmeal
One of the foot bones that forms the tarsus
The talus has joints with the two bones of the lower leg, the tibia and thinner fibula. These leg bones have two prominences (the lateral and medial malleoli)
Talus_bone
1985 collection of Stephen King novels
released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover Bachman novel Thinner in order to introduce Bachman to fans who did not know about King's work
The_Bachman_Books
Type of dry cell battery
flour. A layer of starch-coated paper is used in modern cells, which is thinner and allows more manganese dioxide to be used. Originally cells were sealed
Zinc–carbon_battery
Pigment applied over a surface that dries as a solid film
Many binders must be thick enough to be applied and thinned. The type of thinner, if present, varies with the binder. The binder imparts properties such
Paint
Pen name used by Stephen King
as he felt he was outed as Bachman too early to know. The Bachman book Thinner (1984) sold 28,000 copies during its initial run—and then ten times as
Richard_Bachman
Type of bullet that expands on impact with a solid object
alloy and annealing process, a thicker jacket will be stronger than a thinner jacket. Energy available to expand the bullet is proportional to the square
Soft-point_bullet
Investigative procedure in microbiology
retains the primary stain, crystal violet. Gram-negative cells have a thinner peptidoglycan layer that allows the crystal violet to wash out on addition
Gram_stain
double-play tapes of 2,400 feet (730 m) on a seven-inch reel. This and thinner tapes were not commonly used on ten-and-a-half-inch reels, as the tape
Audio_tape_specifications
2024 Android smartphone developed by Google
rest of the Pixel 8s, with the major differences between them being the thinner camera visor. The device has similar features and functionality with the
Pixel_8a
Type of knife similar to a cleaver
its similar rectangular shape. However, Chinese chef's knives are much thinner in cross-section and are intended more as general-purpose kitchen knives
Caidao
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Tamil
Gopinath | கோபீநாத
King of the world, Milkmaid friends of Lord Krishna or cowherd
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Protected by Fame
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Bard; Poet; Variant of the English County Name Devon
Boy/Male
Tamil
Janardanan | ஜநாரà¯à®¤à®¨à®¨
Maintainer of all living entities
Boy/Male
Greek
From 'kosmos' meaning order. St Cosmas, patron saint of physicians, and his twin brother St...
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
German, Hebrew
Palm Tree
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Prayer
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Greek Methodios, METOD means "method."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Resurrector
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n.
A piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one end thinner than the other, -- used in covering buildings, especially roofs, the thick ends of one row overlapping the thin ends of the row below.
adv.
From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions.
n.
A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, etc. It is wielded by a wooden helve or handle, so fixed in a socket or eye as to be in the same plane with the blade. The broadax, or carpenter's ax, is an ax for hewing timber, made heavier than the chopping ax, and with a broader and thinner blade and a shorter handle.
v. t.
To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance, or by evaporating the thinner parts.
n.
The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. It was first observed between fluids of differing densities, and as taking place through a membrane or an intervening porous structure. The more rapid flow from the thinner to the thicker fluid was then called endosmose, and the opposite, slower current, exosmose. Both are, however, results of the same force. Osmose may be regarded as a form of molecular attraction, allied to that of adhesion.
n.
One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner central portion. One of them measures about / of an inch in its longest diameter.
n.
A cake, thinner than a bannock, made of wheat or barley or oat meal.
n.
A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen.
n.
A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe.
n.
One who thins, or makes thinner.
v. t.
To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.
v. i.
To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.
n.
The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.
n.
The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam boiler.
v. t.
To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.
a.
Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water.
a.
Having a feather-edge; also, having one edge thinner than the other, as a board; -- in the United States, said only of stuff one edge of which is made as thin as practicable.
n.
A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.
a.
Having the shape of a placenta, or circular thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle.
n.
In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.