📖 Definitions of "Stints"
- 1
A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
"He had a stint in jail."
- 2
Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
- 3
Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
- 1
To stop (an action); cease, desist.
- 2
To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
- 3
To be sparing or mean.
"The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer."
- 4
To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
- 1
Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stints"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| stretchnoun | An act of stretching. |
| scantnoun | A small piece or quantity. |
| scrimpnoun | A pinching miser; a niggard. |
| skimpnoun | A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing. |
| erolia minutillanoun | smallest american sandpiper |
| least sandpipernoun | Calidris minutilla, a small shorebird. |
| choresnoun | A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals. |
| periodsnoun | (now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation). |
| worknoun | (uncountable) Employment. |
| tenuresnoun | A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution. |
| seasonsnoun | "Seasons" (capitalized as "SEASONS") is a song by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her third studio album, Duty. |
| appearancesnoun | The way something looks; personal presence |
| sojournnoun | A short stay somewhere. |
| careernoun | One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time. |
| assistantnoun | A person who assists or helps someone else. |
| internshipnoun | A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade. |
| secondmentnoun | The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment. |
| summersnoun | A surname. |
| sabbaticalnoun | An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits. |
| tripsnoun | (copyright law, international law) The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. |
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