As a letter s
is the letter s with a.
As a noun scrimp is
a pinching miser; a niggard.
As a verb scrimp is
to make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten.
As an adjective scrimp is
short; scanty; curtailed.
s
Translingual
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(
wikipedia s)
Letter
The nineteenth letter of the .
Symbol
(
wikipedia)
(
mul-symbol)
voiceless alveolar fricative
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
See also
(
Latn-script)
*
* (esh)
* (dze)
*
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Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur
Symbols for SI units
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scrimp
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A pinching miser; a niggard.
Synonyms
* See also
Verb
(
en verb)
To make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten.
- To scrimp the pattern of a coat.
To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
To be frugal.
Related terms
* scrimp and save
* scrimper
Anagrams
*
