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Meaning of word stint from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : An unbroken period of time during which you do something.

Example : There were stretches of boredom.
He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary.

Synonyms : stretch

Meaning : Smallest American sandpiper.

Synonyms : erolia minutilla, least sandpiper

Meaning : An individual's prescribed share of work.

Example : Her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her.

Meaning : Subsist on a meager allowance.

Example : Scratch and scrimp.

Synonyms : scrimp, skimp

Meaning : Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities.

Example : Stint with the allowance.

Synonyms : scant, skimp

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.