[{"word":"thinning","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make thin or thinner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To become thin or thinner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see."},{"definition":"To dilute.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Wood, leaves, or other plant parts removed during the process of thinning","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The action or result of reducing thickness, density, or number","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Becoming less thick, dense, or numerous","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"thinning hair"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thin","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thinning"]}]