rare vs scant

rare

noun
  • A scarce or uncommon item. 

verb
  • To rear, bring up, raise. 

  • To rear, rise up, start backwards. 

adj
  • Thin; of low density. 

  • Very uncommon; scarce. 

  • Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red. 

  • Good; enjoyable. 

scant

noun
  • A small piece or quantity. 

  • A sheet of stone. 

  • Scarcity; lack. 

  • 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. 

det
  • Very little, very few. 

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

  • Sparing; parsimonious; chary. 

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