Associations to the word «Scant»
Noun
- Breath
- Courtesy
- Heed
- Consolation
- Ration
- Pint
- Flour
- Baking
- Quart
- Attention
- Wind
- Rainfall
- Inch
- Evidence
- Fare
- Vegetation
- Handful
- Centimeter
- Fragmentary
- Butter
- Comfort
- Paying
- Attire
- Milk
- Cinnamon
- Sympathy
- Pasture
- Thirst
- Toil
- Shade
- Skirt
- Wardrobe
- Proctor
- Pug
- Encouragement
- Patience
- Raisin
- Regard
- Heartbeat
- Allowance
- Firepower
- Anu
- Subsistence
- Earring
- Straw
- Boiling
- Foliage
- Nipple
- Renown
- Hoove
- Clump
- Ravine
- Millimeter
- Illumination
- Steppe
- Stir
- Rub
- Clothing
- Cedar
- Sugar
- Supply
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SCANT, adjective. Very little, very few.
SCANT, adjective. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
SCANT, adjective. Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
SCANT, verb. (transitive) To limit in amount or share; to stint.
SCANT, verb. (intransitive) To fail, or become less; to scantle.
SCANT, noun. (masonry) A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
SCANT, noun. (masonry) A sheet of stone.
SCANT, noun. (wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
SCANT, adverb. With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Dictionary definition
SCANT, verb. Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially.
SCANT, verb. Limit in quality or quantity.
SCANT, verb. Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance".
SCANT, adjective. Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight".
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