Difference between Short and Scant

SHORT vs SCANT: NOUN

A shortstop.
A malfunction caused by a short circuit.
A short circuit.
Clippings or trimmings that remain as byproducts in various manufacturing processes, often used to make an inferior variety of the product.
A byproduct of wheat processing that consists of germ, bran, and coarse meal or flour.
One that sells short.
A short sale.
Men's undershorts.
Short trousers extending to the knee or above.
A size of clothing less long than the average for that size.
A brief film; a short subject.
A short syllable, vowel, or consonant.
Something short, as.
Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base
The location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
A sheet of stone.
A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
Scantness; scarcity.
Scarcity; scantiness; lack.

SHORT vs SCANT: ADJECTIVE

Close to the end of a tour of military duty.
Being of relatively brief duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
Of, relating to, or being a vowel sound in English, such as the vowel sound (ă) in pat or (oo͝) in put, that is descended from a vowel of brief duration.
Of, relating to, or being a speech sound of relatively brief duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mălus, “evil,” as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mālus, “apple tree.”
Not ductile; brittle.
Of or relating to a short sale.
Holding a trading position that is inversely related to the price of a security or index.
Deficient in retentiveness.
Lacking in breadth or scope.
Lacking in length or amount.
Inadequate; insufficient.
Easily provoked; irascible.
Rudely brief; abrupt.
Not lengthy; succinct.
Appearing to pass quickly.
Lasting a brief time.
Extending or traveling not far or not far enough.
Having little height; not tall.
Having little length; not long.
Quickly aroused to anger
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
Not sufficient to meet a need
Most direct
Containing a large amount of shortening; therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes
Low in stature; not tall
Used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
Lacking foresight or scope
Unwilling to endure
Not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
Of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt')
Primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
Primarily spatial sense; having little length or lacking in length

Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
Very little, very few
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough.
Inadequately supplied; short.
Falling short of a specific measure.
Barely sufficient.

SHORT vs SCANT: VERB

Create a short-circuit in
Cheat someone by not returning him enough money

To limit in amount or share; to stint.
Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Limit in quality or quantity

SHORT vs SCANT: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To short-circuit.
To short-sell (a security or index).
To give (one) less than one is entitled to; shortchange.
To cause a short circuit in.

To fail, or become less; to scantle.

SHORT vs SCANT: TRANSITIVE VERB

To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint.
To deal with or treat inadequately or neglectfully; slight.
To limit, as in amount or share; stint.
To give an inadequate portion or allowance to.

SHORT vs SCANT: ADVERB

By means of a short sale.
At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal.
In a rude or curt manner.
Abruptly; quickly.
Quickly and without warning
In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
Without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
Clean across
At some point or distance before a goal is reached
So as to interrupt
At a disadvantage
Tightly

In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.

SHORT vs SCANT: OTHER WORD TYPES

Not tall
Low in stature
Primarily temporal sense
On impulse; without premeditation
Of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
Low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
Of insufficient quantity to meet a need
(idiom) (for short) As an abbreviation.

Work hastily or carelessly
Scantily; sparingly.
Scarcely; hardly.
Nautical, of the wind, to become less favorable; blow in such a direction as to hinder a vessel from continuing on her course even when close-hauled.
To be niggard or sparing of; begrudge; keep back.
To make small or scanty; diminish; cut short or down.
To put on scant allowance; limit; stint: as, to scant one in provisions or necessaries.
Nautical, of the wind, coming from a direction such that a ship will barely lie her course even when close-hauled.
Having a limited or scanty supply; scarce; short: with of.
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
Short in quantity; scarcely sufficient; rather less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough; scanty: as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant piece of cloth for a garment.

SHORT vs SCANT: RELATED WORDS

Clipped, Little, Close, Stumpy, Insufficient, Truncate, Scant, Shortsighted, Abruptly, Momentary, Truncated, Abbreviated, Fleeting, Shortened, Brief

Limited, Scarce, Negligible, Minimal, Paltry, Scanty, Little, Sparse, Meager, Stint, Light, Skimp, Short, Deficient, Insufficient

SHORT vs SCANT: DESCRIBE WORDS

Clipped, Little, Close, Stumpy, Insufficient, Truncate, Scant, Shortsighted, Abruptly, Momentary, Truncated, Abbreviated, Fleeting, Shortened, Brief

Limited, Scarce, Negligible, Minimal, Paltry, Scanty, Little, Sparse, Meager, Stint, Light, Skimp, Short, Deficient, Insufficient

SHORT vs SCANT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

They all have the short vowel a sound.
This is a short hallway with no obstacles.
On a perfectly flat record a short arm will do, but once the record is even slightly warped, a short arm will be troublesome.
Short interest is the volume of Anworth Mortgage Asset shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered.
The leave is to be recorded as if it were short absence, but is not short leave from duty.
This change in how short sales are handled in Oregon came about due to lenders delaying the short sale process.
Sharis quickly changed first into a casual outfit of a short sleeved shirt and short pants.
Break your material into short sentences Use short sentences to deliver a clear message.
The first involves applying a large number of very short pulses and short coolmg periods.
Lack, fail, be deficient, fall SOIINIA, want of sleep, indisposition to short, come short.

Scant data suggest yoga may also be helpful.
The scant existing commentary is of two minds.
Actually, her lips a scant inch from his.
Our scant cultural references are scarcely informative either.
Not a bad introduction really, but rather scant.
The evidence for historicity of jesus is scant.
This scant force was not a cohesive entity.
India, where resources are scant for many entrepreneurs.
Davis county give scant mention of ferry matters.
Its fissile material requirements, too, have remained scant.

SHORT vs SCANT: QUESTIONS

How many short films has Michael dedevito directed?
Why choose Alden Court for short term rehabilitation?
What are short learning programmes (SLPs) at UNISA?
How are standard and short clinical guidelines developed?
What is the dictionary definition of short staffed?
Can a short follicular phase prevent fertilization?
Are you more likely to become short-sighted if your parents are short sighted?
Should you screen your short film at short film festivals?
Why was short round called Short Round in Temple of Doom?
Can short-termism be a problem if short-term investors are doing well?

Why is it important to measure a scant cup of flour?
How to download and update vident ilink400 OBD scant tool?
Is Zeal&Ardor's self-titled album a scant currency?
What is scant regard's skipping over damaged area about?
What does scant cellularity mean in a urine specimen?
What is intermittent scant hematochezia (intermittent scant bleeding)?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHORT AND SCANT

SHORT vs SCANT: NOUN

SHORT vs SCANT: ADJECTIVE

SHORT vs SCANT: VERB

SHORT vs SCANT: INTRANSITIVE VERB

SHORT vs SCANT: TRANSITIVE VERB

SHORT vs SCANT: ADVERB

SHORT vs SCANT: OTHER WORD TYPES

SHORT vs SCANT: RELATED WORDS

SHORT vs SCANT: DESCRIBE WORDS

SHORT vs SCANT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

SHORT vs SCANT: QUESTIONS