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thin as a rail

thin as a rail adjective: very thin, unhealthily thin.

Adjective

thin as a rail (not comparable)

  1. (rare, simile) Very thin, unhealthily thin.

Synonyms of thin as a rail

Questions about thin as a rail

What does thin as a rail mean?
Thin as a rail means very thin, unhealthily thin.
What part of speech is thin as a rail?
Thin as a rail is an adjective.

Words near thin as a rail in the dictionary

  1. Thimmeshes
  2. Thimphu
  3. thin
  4. thin air
  5. thin as a barber's cat
  6. thin as a rail
  7. thin as a rake
  8. thin as a wafer
  9. thin as a yard of pump water
  10. thin blue line
  11. thin client

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