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thin
Adjective
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If something is thin, there is a short distance from one side to the other.
I can hear the people in the other room because the wall is thin.
The man was very tall and thin as a stick.
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If something is thin it doesn't have a lot of stuff in it.
The soup is too thin. It needs more flavour.
His hair is quite thin on top.
thin
Verb
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If something thins, there is less of it.
After the show, the crowd thinned out quickly and only a few people stayed.
My hair started thinning when I was 25.
mouse
Noun
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A mouse is a very small animal that is similar to a small rat.
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A mouse is a device used to control a computer.
mouse
Verb
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If you mouse, you move around with caution; you move like a mouse.
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If you mouse, you hunt for mice; you try to catch mice.
shrew
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noun
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
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noun
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles