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Scantle :: Scantle (v. t.) To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) To sing a variation or accomplishment.

Exiguity :: Exiguity (n.) Scantiness; smallness; thinness.

Scant :: Scant (n.) Scantness; scarcity.

Spare :: Spare (v. t.) Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet..

Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.

Skimp :: Skimp (a.) Scanty.

Meagre :: Meagre (a.) Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery..

Scanted :: Scanted (imp. & p. p.) of Scan.

Scantness :: Scantness (n.) The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness.

Pilled :: Pilled (a.) Stripped of hair; scant of hair; bald.

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble..

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..

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The upper voice in part music.

Broadleaf :: Broadleaf (n.) A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit..

Stint :: Stint (v. t.) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.

Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread..

Coruscant :: Coruscant (a.) Glittering in flashes; flashing.

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..

Skinch :: Skinch (v. t. & i.) To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.

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