The difference between Narrow and Thin
When used as nouns, narrow means a narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea, 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 verbs, narrow means to reduce in width or extent, whereas thin means to make thin or thinner.
When used as adjectives, narrow means having a small width, 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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Narrow and Thin
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Narrow as an adjective:
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Examples:
"a narrow hallway"
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Narrow as an adjective:
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
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Narrow as an adjective (figuratively):
Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
Examples:
"a narrow interpretation"
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Narrow as an adjective:
Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
Examples:
"a narrow mind"
"'narrow views"
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Narrow as an adjective:
Having a small margin or degree.
Examples:
"a narrow escape"
"The Republicans won by a narrow majority."
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Narrow as an adjective (dated):
Limited as to means; straitened
Examples:
"narrow circumstances"
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Narrow as an adjective:
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
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Narrow as an adjective:
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
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Narrow as an adjective (phonetics):
Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
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Narrow as a verb (transitive):
To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
Examples:
"We need to narrow the search."
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Narrow as a verb (intransitive):
To get narrower.
Examples:
"The road narrows."
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Narrow as a verb (of a person or eyes):
To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
Examples:
"He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits."
"She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed."
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Narrow as a verb (knitting):
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
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Narrow as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):
A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
Examples:
"the Narrows of New York harbor"
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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"
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Thin as an adjective:
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Examples:
"'thin wire; thin string"
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Thin as an adjective:
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Examples:
"thin person"
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Thin as an adjective:
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
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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."
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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.
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Thin as an adjective:
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
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Thin as an adjective:
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
Examples:
"a thin disguise"
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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.
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Thin as a noun:
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
Examples:
"chocolate mint thins"
"potato thins"
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Thin as a verb (transitive):
To make thin or thinner.
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Thin as a verb (intransitive):
To become thin or thinner.
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Thin as a verb:
To dilute.
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Thin as a verb:
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
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Thin as an adverb:
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Examples:
"seed sown thin"