| layer | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells |
| germ layer | (embryology) any of the layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation |
| layer | a hen that lays eggs |
| thin-shelled mussel | mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth |
layer
bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance, slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach |
stratum corneum
corneum
horny layer | the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off |
stratum germinativum
stratum basale
malpighian layer
rete Malpighii | the innermost layer of the epidermis |
bulbar conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of bulb
tunica conjunctiva bulbi | the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea |
palpebra conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of eyelids
tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum | the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids, continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva |
membrane
tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
level
layer
stratum | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth, a good actor communicates on several levels, a simile has at least two layers of meaning, the mind functions on many strata simultaneously |
| layer cake | cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting |
D-layer
D region | the lowest region of the ionosphere ( tomiles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves |
Appleton layer
F layer
F region | the highest region of the ionosphere (fromto miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for longange radio transmission |
Heaviside layer
Kennelly-Heaviside layer
E layer
E region | a region of the ionosphere (fromtomiles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length |
| layer | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
ozone layer
ozonosphere | a layer in the stratosphere (at approximatelymiles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun |
thin person
skin and bones
scrag | a person who is unusually thin and scrawny |
| boundary layer | the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface |
bilberry thin-leaved bilberry
mountain blue berry
Viccinium membranaceum | erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries |
white stringybark
thin-leaved stringybark
Eucalyptusd eugenioides | stringybark having white wood |
| thin air | nowhere to be found in a giant void, it vanished into thin air |
reduce
melt off
lose weight
slim
slenderize
thin
slim down | take off weight |
dilute
thin thin out reduce cut | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture, cut bourbon |
| thin out | make sparse, thin out the young plants |
| thin out | become sparser, Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out |
| thin | make thin or thinner, Thin the solution |
| thin | lose thickness, become thin or thinner |
wear
wear off
wear out
wear down
wear thin | deteriorate through use or stress, The constant friction wore out the cloth |
| layer | make or form a layer, layer the different colored sands |
sparse
thin | not dense, a thin beard, trees were sparse |
slim-bodied
thin-bodied
slender-bodied | having a slim body |
| thin lean | lacking excess flesh, you can't be too rich or too thin, Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look-Shakespeare |
| thin | (of sound) lacking resonance or volume, a thin feeble cry |
huffy
thin-skinned
feisty
touchy | quick to take offense |
flimsy fragile
slight
tenuous
thin | lacking substance or significance, slight evidence, a tenuous argument, a thin plot, a fragile claim to fame |
| thin | lacking spirit or sincere effort, a thin smile |
| thin | of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section, thin wire, a thin chiffon blouse, a thin book, a thin layer of paint |
| paper thin | thin as paper, her blouse was paper thin |
| wafer-thin | very thin, wafer-thin sheets of metal |
| thin | relatively thin in consistency or low in density, not viscous, air is thin at high altitudes, a thin soup, skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk, thin oil |
slender
thin | very narrow, a thin line across the page |
| thin-shelled | of animals or plants that have a thin shell |
out of thin air
out of nothing
from nowhere | without warning, your cousin arrived out of thin air |
thinly
thin | without viscosity, the blood was flowing thin |
| wafer-thin | very thin, it was cut wafer-thin |