full vs scant

full

adj
  • Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable. 

  • Complete; with nothing omitted. 

  • Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited. 

  • Plump, round. 

  • Having its entire face illuminated. 

  • Having depth and body; rich. 

  • Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. 

  • Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house. 

  • Replete, abounding with. 

  • Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete. 

  • Drunk, intoxicated. 

  • Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it. 

  • Filled with emotions. 

  • Total, entire. 

verb
  • To become full or wholly illuminated. 

  • To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing; to waulk or walk. 

  • To baptise. 

noun
  • The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon. 

  • An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist. 

  • Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill. 

scant

adj
  • Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager. 

  • Sparing; parsimonious; chary. 

det
  • Very little, very few. 

noun
  • A sheet of stone. 

  • Scarcity; lack. 

  • A small piece or quantity. 

  • A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size. 

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

verb
  • To fail, or become less; to scantle. 

  • To limit in amount or share; to stint. 

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