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    stint

    stint - Dictionary definition and meaning for word stint

    Definition
    (noun) an unbroken period of time during which you do something
    Synonyms : stretch
    Example Sentence
    • there were stretches of boredom
    • he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
    Definition
    (noun) smallest American sandpiper Definition
    (noun) an individual's prescribed share of work
    Example Sentence
    • her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her
    Definition
    (verb) subsist on a meager allowance
    Synonyms : scrimp , skimp
    Example Sentence
    • scratch and scrimp
    Definition
    (verb) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
    Synonyms : scant , skimp
    Example Sentence
    • sting with the allowance
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stint

'stin't is moderately 'stin'gy

STUNT means to LIMIT growth. STINT means to LIMIT supply.

stint ..sounds like stunt....and all stunt are learned when u spent SOME FIXED TIME TO LEARN THE INTRICACIES OF YOUR TASK .

stint~stunt:In bollywood all those who perform the stunt instead of the protagonists have a LIMITED role,A FIXED AMOUNT OF TIME and ROLE ! This also means thrifty - so these stunt doers get a very less salary so they have to be ..

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in order to paint my Shoe the perfect TINT i must limit the amount of time my finger presses down on the spray paint can.

S+tin+T: Survive on TIN meagre Things

stint=-= s + tint , someone expense tint amount of money is stingy.

st+int in 'c' launguage we declare integers individually seperated by','

ST (State Transport vehicle)came IN for Testing (obviously for a certain period of time)

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