The difference between Broad and Thin

When used as nouns, broad means a prostitute, a woman of loose morals, whereas thin means a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

When used as adjectives, broad means wide in extent or scope, whereas thin means having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

Thin is also adverb with the meaning: not thickly or closely.

Thin is also verb with the meaning: to make thin or thinner.

check bellow for the other definitions of Broad and Thin

  1. Broad as an adjective:

    Wide in extent or scope.

    Examples:

    "three feet broad"

    "the broad expanse of ocean"

  2. Broad as an adjective:

    Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.

  3. Broad as an adjective:

    Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.

  4. Broad as an adjective:

    Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

  5. Broad as an adjective:

    Plain; evident.

    Examples:

    "a broad hint"

  6. Broad as an adjective (writing):

    Unsubtle; obvious.

  7. Broad as an adjective:

    Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

  8. Broad as an adjective (dated):

    Gross; coarse; indelicate.

    Examples:

    "a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour"

  9. Broad as an adjective (of an accent):

    Strongly regional.

  10. Broad as an adjective (Gaelic languages):

    Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

  1. Broad as a noun (dated):

    A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.

  2. Broad as a noun (US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated, pejorative):

    A woman or girl.

    Examples:

    "Who was that broad I saw you with?"

  3. Broad as a noun (UK):

    A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.

  4. Broad as a noun:

    A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  5. Broad as a noun (UK, historical):

    A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.

  1. Thin as an adjective:

    Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

    Examples:

    "'thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering"

  2. Thin as an adjective:

    Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

    Examples:

    "'thin wire; thin string"

  3. Thin as an adjective:

    Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

    Examples:

    "thin person"

  4. Thin as an adjective:

    Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.

  5. Thin as an adjective:

    Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

    Examples:

    "The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin."

  6. Thin as an adjective (golf):

    Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

  7. Thin as an adjective:

    Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

  8. Thin as an adjective:

    Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

    Examples:

    "a thin disguise"

  1. Thin as a noun (philately):

    A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

  2. Thin as a noun:

    Any food produced or served in thin slices.

    Examples:

    "chocolate mint thins"

    "potato thins"

  1. Thin as a verb (transitive):

    To make thin or thinner.

  2. Thin as a verb (intransitive):

    To become thin or thinner.

  3. Thin as a verb:

    To dilute.

  4. Thin as a verb:

    To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

  1. Thin as an adverb:

    Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

    Examples:

    "seed sown thin"

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