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Meanings of Scrimpiness:

noun

Insufficiency, meagreness; slightness, scantness.

Meanings of Scrimping:

verb

Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.

Usage examples:

I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education

Meanings of Scrimply:

adverb

In a mean, stingy, or parsimonious manner; scantly; grudgingly.

Meanings of Scrimps:

verb

Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.

Usage examples:

I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education

Meanings of Scrimption:

noun

A very small amount or degree, a bit.

Meanings of Scrims:

noun

Strong, coarse fabric, chiefly used for heavy-duty lining or upholstery.

Usage examples:

A plain scrim for backcloth and good lighting are all that are needed

Meanings of Scrimshander:

noun

Another term for scrimshaw.

Meanings of Scrimshandy:

noun

Small articles, typically of ivory or bone, decorated with engraved designs, originally produced (especially from whalebone or whales' teeth) by seamen employed on whaling ships, as a means of passing the time during long voyages; = "scrimshaw". now only attributive in "scrimshandy work", in the same sense.

Meanings of Scrimshank:

verb

(especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one's duty.

Usage examples:

I was just telling hilary we saw him scrimshanking yesterday

Meanings of Scrimshaw:

verb

Adorn ivory or shells with carved or coloured designs.

Usage examples:

The scrimshawed jewellery and antique furniture on sale

noun

Scrimshawed ivory or shells.

Usage examples:

A collection of scrimshaw

Meanings of Scrimshaws:

verb

Adorn ivory or shells with carved or coloured designs.

Usage examples:

The scrimshawed jewellery and antique furniture on sale

noun

Scrimshawed ivory or shells.

Usage examples:

A collection of scrimshaw

Meanings of Scrin:

noun

A small vein of an ore or mineral.

Meanings of Scrinch:

verb

With adverbs. to squeeze or contract one's body into a crouched or huddled position; to huddle up; to crouch down; to squeeze over.

Meanings of Scringe:

verb

Make a harsh creaking or grinding sound.

Usage examples:

The rusty can scringed against the wall

Meanings of Scriniary:

noun

A person employed to maintain archives and draw up documents; an archivist.

Meanings of Scrip:

noun

A provisional certificate of money subscribed to a bank or company, entitling the holder to a formal certificate and dividends.

Usage examples:

Once the merger was announced, the scrip registered a slight increase and was trading at 277.80, up…

Meanings of Scripee:

noun

A person who has been given documentation entitling him or her to an amount of public land; a holder of scrip.

Meanings of Scripless:

adjective

Having no scrip or bag; without property, possessions, or money; poor.

Meanings of Scrippage:

noun

The contents of a bag or scrip; (also) bags collectively; baggage. chiefly in "scrip and scrippage" (modelled on and frequently in collocation with bag and baggage): bags and belongings taken on a journey.

Meanings of Scrips:

noun

A provisional certificate of money subscribed to a bank or company, entitling the holder to a formal certificate and dividends.

Usage examples:

Once the merger was announced, the scrip registered a slight increase and was trading at 277.80, up…

Meanings of Script:

noun

Handwriting as distinct from print; written characters.

Usage examples:

Her neat, tidy script

verb

Write a script for (a play, film, or broadcast).

Usage examples:

It was perfectly scripted and beautifully acted

Meanings of Scripted:

verb

Write a script for (a play, film, or broadcast).

Usage examples:

It was perfectly scripted and beautifully acted

noun

Handwriting as distinct from print; written characters.

Usage examples:

Her neat, tidy script

adjective

(of a speech, conversation, meeting, or public appearance) written or arranged in advance

Usage examples:

The meeting was scripted, which means there was no real discussion.

Meanings of Scripter:

noun

A scriptwriter.

Meanings of Scripting:

verb

Write a script for (a play, film, or broadcast).

Usage examples:

It was perfectly scripted and beautifully acted

noun

Handwriting as distinct from print; written characters.

Usage examples:

Her neat, tidy script

Meanings of Scription:

noun

A written text; a piece of writing; especially an inscription. now rare (poetic in later use).