PAPER-THIN

Meaning of PAPER-THIN in English

/pay"peuhr thin"/ , adj.

1. extremely thin: a paper-thin razor blade.

2. inadequate or unconvincing; flimsy: a paper-thin excuse.

[ 1925-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PAPER-THIN — adjective Date: 1928 extremely thin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PAPER-THIN — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : so thin as to suggest paper : very thin or narrow paper-thin slices of fat salt pork …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAPER-THIN — adjective Date: 1928 : extremely thin paper-thin partitions
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAPER-THIN — Pronunciation: ' p ā -p ə r- ˌ thin Function: adjective Date: 1928 : extremely thin < paper-thin partitions>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PAPER-THIN — ■ adjective very thin or insubstantial.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PAPER-THIN — [paper-thin] adj (1928): extremely thin "~ partitions"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAPER-THIN — paper-thin BrE AmE ˌpeɪp ə ˈθɪn ◂ AmE \ - ə r-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAPER-THIN — adjective ( of objects ) very thin and delicate : paper-thin slices of meat —compare wafer-thin
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAPER-THIN — ˌpaper-ˈthin BrE AmE adjective very thin: paper-thin walls • • • THESAURUS ■ object/material ▪ thin not wide: a thin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAPER THIN — see paper-thin
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAPER-THIN — also paper thin If something is paper-thin , it is very thin. Cut the onion into paper-thin slices... ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAPER THIN — see paper-thin
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PAPER-THIN — also paper thin If something is ~, it is very thin. Cut the onion into ~ slices... ADJ
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PAPER-THIN — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ paper-thin slices of raw beef ▪ The walls in this apartment are paper-thin ; …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAPER-THIN — See ↑ THIN 8
Longman Activator English vocab
PAPER THIN — прил. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. ≈ Разрежь лимон на дольки, тонкие …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAPER-THIN — прил. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. ≈ Разрежь лимон на дольки, тонкие …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAPER THIN — _a. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу; Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. The walls are paper-thin, you can hear …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PAPER-THIN — _a. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу; Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. The walls are paper-thin, you can hear …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PAPER-THIN — прил.; тж. paper thinтонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. — Порежьте лук тоненькими …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PAPER THIN — прил.тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. — Порежьте лук тоненькими дольками. The walls …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PAPER-THIN — прил. ; тж. paper thin тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. — Порежьте …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PAPER THIN — прил. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. — Порежьте лук тоненькими дольками. The …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PAPER-THIN — прил.; тж. paper thin тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. — Порежьте лук тоненькими дольками. The …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PAPER THIN — прил. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. — Порежьте лук тоненькими дольками. The walls are paper …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PAPER THIN — _a. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу; Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. The walls are paper-thin, you can hear …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PAPER-THIN — _a. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу; Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. The walls are paper-thin, you can hear …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PAPER-THIN — a. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу; Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. The walls are paper-thin, you can hear …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PAPER THIN — a. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу; Cut the onion into paper-thin slices. The walls are paper-thin, you can hear …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PAPER-THIN — прил. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. ≈ Разрежь лимон на дольки, тонкие …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAPER THIN — прил. тонкий как бумага, толщиной с бумагу Cut the onion into paper thin slices. ≈ Разрежь лимон на дольки, тонкие …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thinner ; thinnest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAPER — I. ˈpāpə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English papir, from Middle French papier, from Latin papyrus paper, papyrus, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIN — (superl.) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; …
Английский словарь Webster
THIN — ( superl. ) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — — thinly , adv. — thinness , n. /thin/ , adj., thinner, thinnest , adv., v., thinned, thinning . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thin·ner ; thin·nest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIN — superl not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. 2. thin ·vt to make thin (in any of the senses …
Webster English vocab
PAPER — vt to fold or inclose in paper. 2. paper ·noun a sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance. 3. paper …
Webster English vocab
THIN — [thin] adj thin.ner ; thin.nest [ME thinne, fr. OE thynne; akin to OHG dunni thin, L tenuis thin, tenere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THIN — / θɪn; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( thin·ner , thin·nest ) NOT THICK 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAPER — / ˈpeɪpə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FOR WRITING / WRAPPING 1. [ U ] (often in compounds) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — I. thin 1 S2 W2 /θɪn/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative thinner , superlative thinnest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAPER — I. pa ‧ per 1 S1 W1 /ˈpeɪpə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAPER — n. & v. --n. 1 a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIN — adj., adv., & v. adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAPER — n. & v. n. 1 a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1. having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
PAPER — n. & v. --n. 1. a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Oxford English vocab
THIN — ( thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAPER — ( papers, papering, papered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Paper is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thin mouth (= with thin lips ) ▪ a woman with a sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAPER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIN — (WEAK) [adjective] thinner, thinnest - weak or of poor qualitya thin excusethin humoura thin disguisea thin nervous voicea thin smileTo …
Cambridge English vocab
THIN — Synonyms and related words : Lenten, Sanforize, Sanforized, Spartan, a bit thick, a bit thin, abate, abrade, abstemious, abstract, absurd, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAPER — Synonyms and related words : Bible paper, CD, IOU, India paper, MO, MS, Manila paper, acceptance, acceptance bill, alabaster, analysis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, …
Slang English vocab
THIN — INDEX: thin person 1. thin 2. thin in an attractive way 3. thin and strong-looking 4. thin in a way …
Longman Activator English vocab
THIN — adj. 25B6; adjective a thin white line : NARROW, fine, attenuated. a thin cotton nightdress : LIGHTWEIGHT, light, fine, delicate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAPER — n. 25B6; noun a sheet of paper. : See list. the local paper : NEWSPAPER, journal, gazette, periodical; tabloid, broadsheet, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — adj. 1 slim, slender, lean, spare, slight, lanky, spindly, skinny, thin as a rail or reed or rake, wispy, twiggy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THIN — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, …
Словарь английских идиом
THIN — 1. прил. 1) а) тонкий Ant : thick б) худой, худощавый thin as a lath/rail/whippingpost ≈ худой как щепка в) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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