The difference between Scant and Thick

When used as nouns, scant means a block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level, whereas thick means the thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

When used as adverbs, scant means with difficulty, whereas thick means in a thick manner.

When used as verbs, scant means to limit in amount or share, whereas thick means to thicken.

When used as adjectives, scant means very little, very few, whereas thick means relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

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  1. Scant as an adjective:

    Very little, very few.

    Examples:

    "After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."

  2. Scant as an adjective:

    Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.

    Examples:

    "a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment"

  3. Scant as an adjective:

    Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

  1. Scant as a verb (transitive):

    To limit in amount or share; to stint.

    Examples:

    "to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries"

  2. Scant as a verb (intransitive):

    To fail, or become less; to scantle.

    Examples:

    "The wind scants."

  1. Scant as a noun (masonry):

    A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.

  2. Scant as a noun (masonry):

    A sheet of stone.

  3. Scant as a noun (wood):

    A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.

  1. Scant as an adverb:

    With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Scant as a noun:

    Scarcity; lack.

  1. Thick as an adjective:

    Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

  2. Thick as an adjective:

    Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

    Examples:

    "I want some planks that are two inches thick."

  3. Thick as an adjective:

    Heavy in build; thickset.

    Examples:

    "He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."

  4. Thick as an adjective:

    Densely crowded or packed.

    Examples:

    "We walked through thick undergrowth."

  5. Thick as an adjective:

    Having a viscous consistency.

    Examples:

    "My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."

  6. Thick as an adjective:

    Abounding in number.

    Examples:

    "The room was thick with reporters."

  7. Thick as an adjective:

    Impenetrable to sight.

    Examples:

    "We drove through thick fog."

  8. Thick as an adjective:

    Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

    Examples:

    "We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent."

  9. Thick as an adjective (informal):

    Stupid.

    Examples:

    "He was as thick as two short planks."

  10. Thick as an adjective (informal):

    Friendly or intimate.

    Examples:

    "They were as thick as thieves."

  11. Thick as an adjective:

    Deep, intense, or profound.

    Examples:

    "'Thick darkness."

  12. Thick as an adjective (UK, dated):

    troublesome; unreasonable

  13. Thick as an adjective (slang, mostly, of women):

    Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

  1. Thick as an adverb:

    In a thick manner.

    Examples:

    "Snow lay thick on the ground."

  2. Thick as an adverb:

    Frequently or numerously.

    Examples:

    "The arrows flew thick and fast around us."

  1. Thick as a noun:

    The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

    Examples:

    "It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

  2. Thick as a noun:

    A thicket.

  3. Thick as a noun (slang):

    A stupid person; a fool.

  1. Thick as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To thicken.

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