Gruel vs. Thin

Gruelnoun

A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.

Gruelverb

(transitive) To exhaust; use up; disable; to punish.

Gruelnoun

A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge.

Gruelnoun

a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)

Gruel

Gruel is a food consisting of some type of cereal—such as ground oats, wheat, rye or rice—boiled in water or milk. It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk rather than eaten and may not need to be cooked.

Thinadjective

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

Thinadjective

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

Thinadjective

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

Thinadjective

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

Thinadjective

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

Thinadjective

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

Thinadjective

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

Thinadjective

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

Thinnoun

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

Thinnoun

Any food produced or served in thin slices.

Thinverb

(transitive) To make thin or thinner.

Thinverb

(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.

Thinverb

To dilute.

Thinverb

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

Thinadverb

Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

Thinadjective

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

Thinadjective

Rare; not dense or thick; - applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.

Thinadjective

Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.

Thinadjective

Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.

Thinadjective

Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.

Thinadjective

Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

Thinadjective

Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.

Thinadverb

Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.

Thinverb

To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Thinverb

To grow or become thin; - used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.

Thinverb

lose thickness; become thin or thinner

Thinverb

make thin or thinner;

Thinverb

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;

Thinverb

take off weight

Thinadjective

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;

Thinadjective

lacking excess flesh;

Thinadjective

very narrow;

Thinadjective

having little substance or significance;

Thinadjective

not dense;

Thinadjective

relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;

Thinadjective

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;

Thinadjective

lacking spirit or sincere effort;

Thinadverb

without viscosity;

Thinadjective

with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together

Thinadjective

(of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material

Thinadjective

(of a garment or fabric) having become less thick as a result of wear

Thinadjective

(of writing or printing) consisting of narrow lines

Thinadjective

having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body

Thinadjective

having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse

Thinadjective

(of the air or a substance in the air) not dense

Thinadjective

denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce.

Thinadjective

(of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely

Thinadjective

lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate

Thinadjective

(of a sound) faint and high-pitched

Thinadjective

(of a smile) weak and forced.

Thinadverb

with little thickness or depth

Thinverb

make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous

Thinverb

remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow

Thinverb

make or become more watery in consistency

Thinverb

make or become smaller in thickness

Thinverb

hit (a ball) above its centre.