Discussions
Semantic Features
Grammatical Functions
Frequency in BNC
the number of times the collocation occurs
Thin
Slender
Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
man 116
layer 97
air 92
sections 81
section 66
line 57
face 41
end 38
film 37
slices 33
cotton 32
smile 29
ice 27
layers 23
lips 23
strip 23
strips 20
arms 19
legs 18
figure 30
body 20
legs 18
fingers 15
form 14
arms 13
hand 7
resources 6
shoulders 6
figure 24
body 20
chance 17
waist 15
people 14
volume 14
gold 13
shoulders 13
majority 12
person 11
fingers 8
man 8
hips 7
legs 6
line 6
woman 6
hand 5
neck 5
years 28
body 23
meat 18
spell 13
times 13
face 11
figure 11
time 10
hips 9
ham 8
period 8
legs 9
man 9
body 5
frame 4
hand 4
arms 3
figure 3
preacher 3
boy 2
finger 2
forearm 2
model 2
one 2
ribs 2
thing 2
women 2
fish 24
fingers 14
hand 14
finger 9
face 7
body 6
legs 5
plates 5
shoulders 5
arms 4
ridge 4
arm 3
armour 3
arse 3
knees 3
man 3
nose 3
skeleton 3
vine 3
Frequency in Webcoll-Wikipedia
Thin
Slender
Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
372 layer
221 film
161 air
109 line
107 man
102 client
82 strip
80 sheet
55 metal
46 wall
45 slice
44 wire
42 skin
41 section
40
atmosphere
38 armour
34 piece
30 body
50 body
23 cm
21 bird
19 mm
18 bill
15 branch
13 lead
12 stalk
11
salamander
11
consonant
10 fish
9 limb
9 leaf
9 leg
9 majority
67 majority
57 margin
23 chance
20 volume
15 lead
15 body
11 k
10 figure
6 profile
6 leg
45 year
25 period
24 time
23 meat
22 mixture
16 body
12
manufacturi
ng
10 muscle
8 mix
7 oil
6 spell
5 sound
5 figure
4 one
4 season
4 budget
4 burning
130 puppy
10 dip
6 boy
6 girl
6 man
5 body
5 bobby
4 minnie
4 fist
4 player
4 thing
3 improv
3 leg
3 frame
3 kid
3 dog
3 wing
3 pig
3 legs
3 client
90 fish
36 plate
25 structure
14 ridge
10 crest
9 growth
7 protrusion
7 armour
7 projection
7 canal
6 part
6 element
6 scale
6 knob
5 tail
5 change
5 scute
Combined Frequency
Thin
Slender
Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
492layer
258 film
253 air
242 sheet
slice
piece
166 line
70 body
76 parts
limb
arms
hands
legs
finger
shoulder
30 figure
79 majority
57 margin
40 chance
35 body
29 parts
finger
hands
legs
neck
hip
25 man
woman
person
73 year
33 period
48 time
41 meat
30 mixture
39 body
16 figure
20 parts
face
hip
18 muscle
ham
130 puppy
45 man
woman
model
boy
girl
kid
10 body
40 parts
finger
hands
arms
legs
frame
114 fish
41 plate
25 structure
14 ridge
3 man
6 body
40 parts
face
finger
hands
arms
legs
nose
skeleton
shoulder
9 growth
7 projection
5 change
6 scale
223 man
45 body
105face
lips
arms
hands
shoulders
40
atmosphere
23 cm
19 mm
21 bird
18 bill
15 branch
10 fish
9 majority
20 volume
15 lead
11 k
12
manufacturi
ng
5 sound
4 budget
4 burning
3 dog
3 pig
Discussions-Semantic Features
Thin
Slender Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
gender
M＞F
F＞M
Neutral
Neutral
(A&C)
M＞F
evaluation
Neutral
positive positive
o.k.
negative negative
Adj. + person
high
low
high
low
high
Adj. + body
low
high
high
high
o.k.
o.k.
Adj. + parts
Face
Limbs
limbs
Limbs
Neck
hips
Face
hips
Limbs
frame
Limbs
Skeleton
nose
puppy
fish
Adj. + animals
Thickness,
Size
Amount
F＞M
bird
Layer
Sheet
air
measur
ement
Majority Time
chance
period
structure
Evaluation on Physical Figure
Thin
Slender
Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
Neutral
positive
positive
o.k.
negative
negative
having little
fat on your
body [≠ fat]
thin in an
attractive
or graceful
way
[= slim]
someone
who is slim is
attractively
thin
thin in a
healthy
and
attractive
way
lean meat
does not
have much
fat on
very thin,
especially
in a way
that is
unattractive
someone
or part of
their body
that is bony
is very thin
Examples: Evaluation
• Thin
•
They are yellow-skinned with thin bodies and disproportionately large heads .
• Slender
•
•
Rose grew into a very beautiful woman , with shining blond hair , rose-red lips , and a slender
figure .
Cover of the November 1998 issue of Playboy magazine Agustini was blond and blue eyed ,
with light skin and a slender figure .
• Slim
•
•
•
With her perfect slim figure , slightly tanned complexion , bright blue eyes and her well
attended blonde hair , tied carefully over her shoulders , she was said to have always stood
out .
She has remarked , however , that while starring as Ally McBeal she refrained from eating
sweets , retaining her slim figure by working out .
Gibson's most important asset , however , was that she was a good replacement for Michelle :
long blonde hair , slim figure , pretty face , good voice , etc.
Examples: Evaluation
• Lean
•
male has about 150 % of the lean body mass of an average female , The average adult and
about 50 % of the body fat .
• Skinny
•
•
•
For example : A skinny girl saying , " I'm Fat " , or a beautiful girl saying , " I'm so ugly , "
obviously waiting for someone to say , " No , you're no-o-o-ot .
Graush , Dathka Translated ,' The Fat Man and the Skinny Girl' .
Their neighbors are the Thurstons , the fat and lazy " Thirsty " and his skinny wife Irma .
• Bonny
•
•
He had a long , pointed , white beard , a bony face , a hooked nose , a bald head , and dark
eyes .
The upper half of the demon is the pale torso of a woman , featuring six spider-like eyes ,
bony arms , breasts with no nipples and a bald head .
Association with a person or the body
Thin
Slender
Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
gender
M＞F
F＞M
F＞M
Neutral
Neutral
M＞F
Adj. +
person
high
low
high
low
high
o.k.
Adj. +
body
low
high
high
high
o.k.
o.k.
Lean
Skinny
Bony
Thin
Slender
Slim
223 man
45 body
70 body
30figure
35 body
39 body
25 man
16 figure
woman
person
45 man
6 body
woman 3 man
model
boy
girl
kid
10 body
Examples: Gender
• Thin
•
•
He is a white , thin man whose name is unknown .
In the novel , Nick Charles is overweight and out of shape ; the " thin man " is in fact the murder
victim .
• Slender
•
•
Verna is a tall , slender woman with long curly brown hair .
Silent appears as a tall slender woman wearing a long blue-black dress and wrapped in dark cape
with a high collar .
• Slim
•
•
She has short black hair , a very slim figure , and dark eyes .
She has remarked , however , that while starring as Ally McBeal she refrained from eating
sweets , retaining her slim figure by working out .
Examples: Gender
• Lean
•
They were described as having heads too large for their fine , lean body , and had small eyes .
• Skinny
•
The skinny girls refer to those on Desolation Row who are observing Casanova .
• Bonny
•
•
His darting eye , long inquisitive nose and droll mouth gave his somewhat lean and bony face
an expression of vivacity , candor , and affability .
He had a long , pointed , white beard , a bony face , a hooked nose , a bald head , and dark
eyes .
Examples: Adj + person
•
Thin
•
•
tall people , short people , fat and thin people .
that fat people consume more calories than thin people .
•
Slender
•
Slim
•
Herbert was a slim man of more than average height and contemporaries described him as having
perfect manners .
•
Lean
•
Skinny
•
Another particular theme is the " National Fat Week " , where Garfield spends the week making fun
of skinny people .
•
Bonny
Examples: Adj. + body
• Thin
•
•
Like all salamanders , they have short legs and thin bodies .
Despite his thin body , he is notorious for his voracious appetite and will eat almost anything
offered to him , and lots of it .
• Slender
•
•
She preferred those with slender bodies and fair skin , but did not favor those who have
beautiful faces .
These birds are of variable size with slender bodies , long tails and strong legs .
• Slim
•
•
Males are distinguished by a longer tail , more prominent dorsal crest , slimmer body type ,
and persistent patterning .
Sexual dimorphism is slight , the male generally possessing more brilliant coloration and
having a slightly slimmer body .
Examples: Adj. + body
• Lean
•
•
Apwar Trigit was a human who is described as having a lean body with gray hair encased in a
self-designed black and silver uniform .
The average adult male has about 150 % of the lean body mass of an average female , and
about 50 % of the body fat .
• Skinny
•
The donated clothes often were not the correct size for his skinny body .
• Bony
•
said Mr Crumwallis , his long , bony body now fully inside and draped up against the d
Description of Body Parts
Thin
Slender
Slim
105face
76 limb
29 finger
lips
arms
hands
arms
hands
legs
hands
legs
neck
shoulders
finger
hip
shoulder
18 bill
15 branch
Lean
Skinny
Bony
20 face
hip
40 finger
hands
arms
legs
frame
40 face
finger
hands
arms
legs
nose
skeleton
shoulder
18 muscle
ham
Examples: Adj. + parts
• Thin
•
•
•
They do not have horns or antlers , and their short , thin legs leave them lacking in
agility .
Daddy longlegs is a name that is used for several unrelated arthropods with
extremely long and thin legs , including these spiders , the harvestmen and tipulid
crane flies .
They have thin legs and arms .
• Slender
•
The female red-back has a round body about a centimetre long , with long , slender
legs .
• Slim
•
•
•
Using the procedure , Dr. Harris reversed the aging process , giving herself full
breasts , slim waist and hips , and smooth skin .
Shortcut These true frogs are characterized by their slim waists and smooth skin .
The slim neck projects from a cape of long , glossy , blue and white hackles .
Examples: Adj. + parts
• Lean
•
•
•
a pair of dark boxer shorts that rested low on his lean hips , his body was a tanned
perfection of muscle
When finally he fitted his lean hips into the cradle of hers she was ready for hi
shoulders and arms like a blacksmith 's , he had lean hips , more freckles than a gull
's egg , a snub
• Skinny
•
Coershun has a less skinnier frame than Decepshun does , and has a more elaborate
purple and gray design to him .
• Bony
•
•
His darting eye , long inquisitive nose and droll mouth gave his somewhat lean and
bony face an expression of vivacity , candor , and affability .
Comfort 's fine eyebrows contracted above her bony nose .
Adj. + animals
Thin
Slender
21 bird
18 bill
10 fish
Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
41 meat
30 mixture
18 muscle
ham
130 puppy
3 dog
3 pig
114 fish
Examples: Adj. + animals
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Slender
It is a more slender bird than the Common Raven of the Northern Hemisphere but is
otherwise similar .
This is a slender bird , 16.5-19cm in length , with the characteristic long , constantly
wagging tail of its genus .
Skinny
The pathetic , skinny dog was scratching around the dustbin searching f 74486153:
he whippets , in the deadest night . He loves fast skinny dogs and sulphate , driving
drunk in someone else
The musical result is a style akin to Skinny Puppy , that has inspired many other
groups in the electro-industrial and gothic genres .
Bonny
Their relative brain weight comes close to that of mammals , and is about ten times
of bony fishes at the same size .
It eats bony fish , squid , and crustaceans .
Thickness, Size and Amount
Thin
Slender
Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
492layer
258 film
253 air
242 sheet
slice
166 line
40
atmosphere
23 cm
19 mm
15 branch
79 majority
57 margin
40 chance
20 volume
15 lead
73 year
33 period
48 time
12
manufacturi
ng
4 budget
130 puppy
3 dog
3 pig
41 plate
25 structure
14 ridge
9 growth
7 projection
5 change
6 scale
not thick: if
something is
thin, there is
only a small
distance
between its
two
opposite
sides or
surfaces
small or
very limited
in amount
or size [=
slim]
slender
hope
slender
majority
not wide or
thick:
a slim
volume of
poetry,
very small in
amount or
number
slim chance
1. a lean
period is a
very difficult
time
2. a lean
company
uses only
little money
so that
nothing is
wasted
made with
skimmed
milk (=milk
with all the
fat and
cream
removed
from it):
a skinny
latte
1. bony
meat or fish
contains a
lot of small
bones
2. a part of
an animal
that is bony
consists
mostly of
bone
Examples: Thickness, Size , Amount
• Thin
•
•
•
•
This bedrock is covered by a thin layer of soil , and is no more than 15 m ( 50 feet )
thick .
This thin layer of metal is unstable and will corrode if it is not protected .
In 2003 , the game ( and the website , and server access ) disappeared into thin air .
The stress causes the peeling off of the outer layers of rocks in thin sheets .
• Slender
•
•
•
The cones are long and slender , 12-32 cm long and 3-4 cm broad ( closed ) ,
opening to 5-8 cm broad ; the scales are thin and flexible .
The cones are long and slender , 16-32 cm , yellow-buff when mature , with thin
scales ; the seeds are 5-6 mm long with a 20-30 mm wing .
Callus did well to stave off the faster and more experienced Lezak , giving Thorpe a
slender lead .
Examples: Thickness, Size , Amount
• Slim
•
•
They specified that ABC would have a slim majority of the shares , and that the
managing director would be Howard Thomas .
Although a slim majority of voters voted for the Parliament , the referendum failed
to reach the 40 % of the total electorate threshold deemed necessary to pass the
referendum .
• Lean
•
•
•
•
During their lean years , the Isles' humiliation was hardly limited to their on-ice
product .
Reducing manufacturing costs was vitally important to Commodore's survival
during the price war and leaner years of the 16-bit era .
In lean periods no territories are observed .
Some low-fat diets were healthier , focusing on consumption of whole grains ,
vegetables and lean meats .
Examples: Thickness, Size , Amount
• Skinny
•
He ate fast and heartily , but his skinny frame never gained a pound .
• Bonny
•
•
The bony structure of the neck is essentially unchanged from that of other horse .
In addition to the egg hook , the kurtid gas bladder is enclosed in a tubular bony
structure evolved from the ribs .
Discussions-Grammatical Features
Thin
Slender
Slim
Lean
Skinny
Bony
393 be
60 have
47 become
32 use
29 wear
22 get
22 grow
16 stretch
12 spread
10 form
10 make
103 be
19 have
4 palatalize
2 blackbellied
2 produce
2 include
2 look
2 make
113 be
7 look
6 seem
4 have
3 remain
3 appear
2 find
2 reveal
2 get
2 become
42 be
5 run
4 do
4 increase
3 call
2 choose
2 preserve
2 correct
2 use
2 have
2 create
2 become
20 be
9 rollerskate
6 go
4 delete
2 call
2 leave
8 be
5 have
3 eat
2 include
2 overlap
Examples: Grammatical Features
• Thin
•
•
She became thin , with blond hair elegantly curled .
He feels old , is estranged from his family and his imagination is growing thin .
• Slim
•
•
•
•
She looked slimmer and prettier and flaunted a band around her .
Darker pantyhose can enhance the legs by outlining the shape and by making the
legs seem slimmer .
Until these responses can be understood and overcome , the chances of using
si/shRNA's outside of the lab , e.g. as an effective new class of drug , remain slim .
The album was not without controversy , due to rumors that the cover shot was
heavily altered in order to make Osbourne appear slimmer .