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..
Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries..
Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail..
Scant :: Scant (v. i.) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants..
Scant :: Scant (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Scantle :: Scantle (v. i.) To be deficient; to fail.
Scantle :: Scantle (v. t.) To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
Scantlet :: Scantlet (n.) A small pattern; a small quantity.
Scantling :: Scantling (a.) Not plentiful; small; scanty.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.