adjective🔗ShareVery little, very few."After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."amountnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough."a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment"amountconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSparing; parsimonious; chary."Because the charity had scant resources, they could only provide each family with a small food basket. "amountvalueeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo limit in amount or share; to stint."to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries"amountvalueeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fail, or become less; to scantle."The wind scants."amountconditionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level."The stonemason carefully placed the scant beside the other building blocks. "architecturematerialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sheet of stone.""The architect admired the scant, a large piece of marble, before deciding how to incorporate it into the building's facade." "materialgeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size."The carpenter rejected the board, saying it was only a scant and not a full two-by-four. "materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareScarcity; lack."The scant resources available for the project meant the team had to be very creative. "amountconditionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareWith difficulty; scarcely; hardly."The teenager studied for the exam, but his progress was scant. "amountdegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
