Definition of scant

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Scant (v. i.) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants..

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Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
Coruscant :: Coruscant (a.) Glittering in flashes; flashing.
Scant :: Scant (n.) Scantness; scarcity.
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages..
Scantle :: Scantle (v. i.) To be deficient; to fail.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water..
Skimp :: Skimp (v. t.) To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.
Spiderwort :: Spiderwort (n.) An American endogenous plant (Tradescantia Virginica), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus..
Scant :: Scant (superl.) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment..
Scantling :: Scantling (a.) Not plentiful; small; scanty.
Scanted :: Scanted (imp. & p. p.) of Scan.
Wart Hog :: Wart hog () Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus Phacoch/rus. These animals have a pair of large, rough, fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the eyes. The tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The body is scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South African species (Phacoch/rus Aethiopicus) is the best known. Called also vlacke vark. The second species (P. Aeliani) is native of the coasts of
Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.
Expatiate :: Expatiate (v. i.) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
Scantiness :: Scantiness (n.) Quality or condition of being scanty.
Princewood :: Princewood (n.) The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with lighter color..
Surmise :: Surmise (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy..
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