Associations to the word «Scant»
Noun
- Detail
- Batter
- Naught
- Lemon
- Gown
- Purse
- Respect
- Forage
- Recourse
- Pudding
- Furniture
- Chronicler
- Nomad
- Away
- Salt
- Boil
- Pinch
- Struggling
- Indulgence
- Rune
- Rug
- Provision
- Notice
- Dough
- Meal
- Consideration
- Scarecrow
- Documentation
- Apparel
- Remains
- Ceremony
- Tick
- Reward
- Garment
- Pay
- Bellow
- Deduction
- Flock
- Record
- Precipitation
- Cream
- Loaf
- Hair
- Knowledge
- Marches
- Lar
- Fossil
- Nose
- Tent
- Beard
- Powder
- Expanse
- Desert
- Pack
- Egg
- Acceleration
- Furnishing
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".
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.