| ADJECTIVE | all | scant, light, short | less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | social | scant, skimp | work hastily or carelessly |
| social | scant, skimp | limit in quality or quantity | |
| possession | scant, stint, skimp | supply sparingly and with restricted quantities |
| Sounds | skae'nt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ant ... transplant: 24 rhymes with aent... | |
| Meaning | less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a scant cup of sugar" | |
| Synonyms | light, short | |
| Broader | insufficient, deficient | Of a quantity not able to fulfill / fulfill a need or requirement |
| Spanish | corto, escaso | |
| Nouns | scantness | the quality of being meager |
| Meaning | Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | skimp | |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| Meaning | Limit in quality or quantity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | skimp | |
| Broader | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) |
| Spanish | escatimar | |
| Meaning | Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | stint, skimp | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Spanish | escatimar | |
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