Associations to the word «Scant»

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.

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".