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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..

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

Penurious :: Penurious (a.) Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.

Expatiate :: Expatiate (v. i.) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.

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

Descanted :: Descanted (imp. & p. p.) of Descan.

Skimp :: Skimp (v. t.) To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath..

Figured :: Figured (a.) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See Figurate, 3..

Scant :: Scant (superl.) Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

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..

Dole :: Dole (n.) That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance..

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

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

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

Descanting :: Descanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Descan.

Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.

Hackberry :: Hackberry (n.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States..

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

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..

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