The difference between Scant and Thin

When used as nouns, scant means a block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level, whereas thin means a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

When used as adverbs, scant means with difficulty, whereas thin means not thickly or closely.

When used as verbs, scant means to limit in amount or share, whereas thin means to make thin or thinner.

When used as adjectives, scant means very little, very few, whereas thin means having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

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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. Thin as an adjective:

    Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

    Examples:

    "'thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering"

  2. Thin as an adjective:

    Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

    Examples:

    "'thin wire; thin string"

  3. Thin as an adjective:

    Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

    Examples:

    "thin person"

  4. Thin as an adjective:

    Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.

  5. Thin as an adjective:

    Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

    Examples:

    "The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin."

  6. Thin as an adjective (golf):

    Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

  7. Thin as an adjective:

    Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

  8. Thin as an adjective:

    Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

    Examples:

    "a thin disguise"

  1. Thin as a noun (philately):

    A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

  2. Thin as a noun:

    Any food produced or served in thin slices.

    Examples:

    "chocolate mint thins"

    "potato thins"

  1. Thin as a verb (transitive):

    To make thin or thinner.

  2. Thin as a verb (intransitive):

    To become thin or thinner.

  3. Thin as a verb:

    To dilute.

  4. Thin as a verb:

    To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

  1. Thin as an adverb:

    Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

    Examples:

    "seed sown thin"

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