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stint
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- pronunciation:
- stInt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stints, stinting, stinted |
| definition: |
to restrict to a certain number or amount, often stingily.
- similar words:
- scant, scrimp
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| related words: |
retrench |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal.
They stinted for years hoping to save enough for their children's education.With respect to our birthday parties, our mother never stinted.- antonyms:
- glut
- similar words:
- retrench, scrape, scrimp, spare
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| related words: |
economize |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a set or fixed amount of work or a duty to be performed within a specific period of time.
He signed up for another stint in the Navy.Did you do your stint this week? |
| definition 2: |
a sharply limited or restricted quantity.
- similar words:
- dearth
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| related words: |
assignment, bout, detail, hitch, poverty, turn, work |
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| derivation: |
stinter (n.) |
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