Thinning - English meaning

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Usage examples:

The population of the area has decreased radically

noun

An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.

Usage examples:

A decrease in births

verb

To become smaller or make something less

Usage examples:

[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

verb

Make or become less.

Usage examples:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

Usage examples:

If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Distribute or spread over a wide area.

Usage examples:

Storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes

adjective

Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase, as in a colloid.

Usage examples:

Emulsions should be examined after storage for droplet size of the disperse phase

verb

To scatter or move away over a large area, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ i ] it took several hours for the crowd to disperse.

verb

(with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear.

Usage examples:

The concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated

verb

To disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually

Usage examples:

[ t ] it took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the north sea.

verb

Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Usage examples:

Traffic has dwindled to a trickle

verb

To become less in number or smaller

Usage examples:

The community had dwindled to a tenth of its former size.

verb

To gradually become less, smaller, or lower in level

Usage examples:

Dwindle from sth to sth the municipality's population has dwindled from 40,000 to 24,000., dwindlin…

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Usage examples:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Usage examples:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

noun

A plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

Usage examples:

However, just as raisins seem different from grapes, so do prunes appear to be distinct from plums.

verb

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

Usage examples:

Now is the time to prune roses

noun

An instance of trimming a tree, shrub, or bush.

Usage examples:

They need little care other than an annual prune

verb

Throw in various random directions.

Usage examples:

Scatter the coconut over the icing

noun

A small, dispersed amount of something.

Usage examples:

A scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth

verb

Cause to separate and go in different directions

adjective

Only one; not one of several.

Usage examples:

A single red rose

noun

An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.

Usage examples:

The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates i…

verb

Choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.

Usage examples:

One newspaper was singled out for criticism

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Usage examples:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

Usage examples:

A red blazer with gold trim

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

Usage examples:

His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim