stint
noun
1. an unbroken period of time during which you do something
Similar word(s): stretch
Definition categories: time, continuance, duration
2. smallest American sandpiper
Definition categories: animal, sandpiper
3. an individual's prescribed share of work
- her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her
Definition categories: act, chore, job, task
Sentences with stint as a noun:
- He had a stint in jail.
verb
1. subsist on a meager allowance
Similar word(s): scrimp, skimp
Definition categories: possession, save
2. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- stint with the allowance
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
Sentences with stint as a verb:
- The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer.