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thin as a wafer

thin as a wafer adjective: extremely thin.

Adjective

thin as a wafer (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely thin.
    Synonyms:
    thin as a rake

Synonyms of thin as a wafer

Questions about thin as a wafer

What does thin as a wafer mean?
Thin as a wafer means extremely thin.
What part of speech is thin as a wafer?
Thin as a wafer is an adjective.

Words near thin as a wafer in the dictionary

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

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