Definition of
stint has definitions from the field of zoology
1
[ noun ] (zoology) smallest American sandpiper

Synonyms

Erolia_minutilla least_sandpiper

Related terms

sandpiper Erolia

2
[ noun ] an unbroken period of time during which you do something

Synonyms

stretch

Examples

"there were stretches of boredom" "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

Related terms

duration

3
[ verb ] supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

Synonyms

scant skimp

Examples

"sting with the allowance"

Related terms

supply stinter

4
[ verb ] subsist on a meager allowance

Synonyms

skimp scrimp

Examples

"scratch and scrimp"

Related terms

save stinter

5
[ noun ] an individuals prescribed share of work

Examples

: "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"

Related terms

job

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Rhymes with

tint sprint splint didn't dint squint mint lint misprint hint print lucent glint quint flint penitent competent dissident tumescent preadolescent footprint reprint figment arendt imprint peppermint ament self-sufficient imprint succulent forint encampment argent gunflint varmint blueprint newsprint fingerprint

Phonetic and Homophones

S T IH1 N T

Similar Spelling

stinter stunt stent stinting stunted stanton stentor stunting stannite Stennett stenotic Stinnett Stenotus stand standpat stoned stands Stender stunned stander Standen standee standby stained

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