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a fat/thin man, a fat/thin woman a fat/thin cat
Thick/thin': usually apply to things
a thick/thin book, thick/thin material
Fat' for a few names of things
a fat book, a fat dictionary
11.4 'Thick' (= stupid' - people)
Some of my students are really thick
Tall/short': people/height
a tall/short man, a tall/short woman, etc
11.6 'Tall': buildings, mountains, trees, etc. The opposite is small a tall building/mountain/ tree, a small building/mountain/tree
High/low': buildings and things
a high/low building, a high/low stool High for mountains, but low for hills
a high mountain a low hill High and low can also refer to sound
a high/low voice, a high/low note
Long/short': length, time, distance
a long/short skirt, a long/short time, walk, etc
11.9 -Loud/soft'; 'hard/soft'
a loud/soft knock, a loud/soft thud
Soft (opposite hard) also applies to texture
a hard/soft apple, a hard/soft mattress
11.10 Old/young1: people
an old/young man, an old/young woman
