stint
Bounded time served
A stint is a period of time devoted to a particular activity or role: a stint in the army, a two-year stint as editor.
The word implies a defined, often limited duration.
To stint is to restrict or be sparing with something—usually resources, praise, or effort: Don't stint on the butter.
Someone who stints gives grudgingly or insufficiently.
Small coastal sandpiper
- sandpiperSmall wading shorebird
- shorebirdCoastal bird species
- waderShallow-water walker
- ploverCompact coastal wading bird
sanderling · knot · turnstone · migratory · mudflat · estuary · flock · breeding plumage
dunlin
Small coastal sandpiper
plover · sanderling · knot · turnstone · migratory · mudflat · estuary · flock · breeding plumage
limit
Maximum allowed extent
ration · economize · conserve · spare · pinch · deprive · curtail · hold back · cut back · go easy
spell
Arrange letters correctly
tour · assignment · posting · rotation · shift · time · duration · residency · placement · internship
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- time spanssecond, minute, hour, day, week
- prison sentenceslife sentence, prison term, jail time, sentence length, life without parole
- shorebirdssandpiper, sandpipers, plover, plovers, curlew
- assignmentsassignment, task, job, chore, duty
- Endurance RacingLe Mans, endurance race, 24 hour race, Sebring, Daytona
stintcareer
Lifelong occupational pursuit
permanent position · tenure · sinecure · lifetime appointment · lifetime
stintlavish
Abundant beyond necessity
splurge · squander · spare no expense · give freely · indulge