Associations to the word «Scarce»
Noun
- Nay
- Twa
- Morn
- Cuthbert
- Ay
- Tis
- Wit
- Abundance
- Herd
- Quantity
- Commodity
- Scarcity
- Allocation
- Resource
- Ripple
- Trapper
- Contemplation
- Valuable
- Sophia
- Jest
- Conserve
- Dragonfly
- Refrain
- Forage
- Reverence
- Sudden
- Murmur
- Habitation
- Invertebrate
- Ration
- Fascination
- Allusion
- Food
- Shade
- Lace
- Rainfall
- Lust
- Drought
- Grassland
- Wherefore
- Antelope
- Manpower
- Naught
- Prey
- Enjoyment
- Vegetation
- Haste
- Rhyme
- Mirth
- Instinct
- Grief
- Shilling
Adjective
Wiktionary
SCARCE, adjective. Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
SCARCE, adjective. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
SCARCE, adverb. (now literary) (archaic) Scarcely, only just.
SCARCE AS HEN'S TEETH, adjective. (simile) Synonym of rare as hen's teeth.
SCARCE COPPER, noun. A butterfly of the copper or gossamer-winged butterfly family, Lycaena virgaureae
Dictionary definition
SCARCE, adverb. Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats.
SCARCE, adjective. Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought".
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