thins

Thins is a term with multiple uses in English. As a verb form, thins is the third-person singular present tense of to thin, used when a subject reduces the density or thickness of something. For example: "The crowd thins as the sun sets," or "Farmers thin the plantation to improve growth of the remaining plants." In forestry and agriculture, thinning is a common practice to increase the vigor of trees or crops.

As a noun, thins is rare and not standard as the plural of thin. In most contexts, the plural of thin is simply "thin things," or writers use the noun form "thinness" to denote the quality of being thin. Specialized or dialectal uses may appear in certain texts referring to slender pieces, but such usages are uncommon in contemporary standard English.

In branding and consumer products, thins frequently appears in product names to convey a lightweight, delicate, or slender form. The best-known example is Wheat Thins, a brand of baked crackers marketed as thin and crisp; other snack lines use similar wording to suggest a delicate texture or lower density.

The word derives from the adjective thin and, when used as a verb, follows regular English conjugation. In everyday use, the emphasis is typically on the verb sense, with the noun sense being rare. Across disciplines, thins may appear in linguistics, horticulture, and marketing, but its primary and most recognizable usage remains as a verb form.