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stink (STINGK) (verb)
To give off a very bad smell or odor: "The garbage in the container will stink in a day or two if it is not taken to the garbage dump."
stink (STINGK) (noun)
A very strong and offensive smell or odor: "Anna's brand of perfume, even though it is expensive, has a distinctive smell or stink to it because it is so strong."
stint (STINT) (noun)
1. A defined length of time to be devoted to an undertaking: "Bob served a stint of two years in the administration before deciding on a career change."
2. The smallest of the sand piper family, the American Sandpiper: "During the family's strolls along the beach, they sighted the female stint and her nest."
2. The smallest of the sand piper family, the American Sandpiper: "During the family's strolls along the beach, they sighted the female stint and her nest."
stint (STINT) (verb)
To be careful or frugal: "Jim asked his wife not to stint on the butter on his hot toast."
After his stint working in the garbage industry, he was convinced that he would stink for the rest of his life.
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“stint”
1. A fixed period of time spent on a task or job: Marissa had to do a two-year stint as an apprentice in her new job.
2. An individual's prescribed share of work: Harriet's stint as a nanny prepared her for motherhood.
3. A limitation or restriction; especially, in time or amount: Josie was told that there was a stint of six months during which she could apply for early retirement.
4. An unbroken period of time during which something is done: Mike's stint as an administrative assistant prepared him for his new position as a senior manager.
5. A pause or stoppage: After a long session of working on the project, the director suggested that the group take a stint and have some refreshments.
6. The smallest American sandpiper or bird with long legs and a long thin beak: James saw several stints on the beach of the sea this summer.
7. Etymology: "to limit, to restrain, or to be sparing or frugal"; from Old English styntan "to blunt, to make dull".
2. An individual's prescribed share of work: Harriet's stint as a nanny prepared her for motherhood.
3. A limitation or restriction; especially, in time or amount: Josie was told that there was a stint of six months during which she could apply for early retirement.
4. An unbroken period of time during which something is done: Mike's stint as an administrative assistant prepared him for his new position as a senior manager.
5. A pause or stoppage: After a long session of working on the project, the director suggested that the group take a stint and have some refreshments.
6. The smallest American sandpiper or bird with long legs and a long thin beak: James saw several stints on the beach of the sea this summer.
7. Etymology: "to limit, to restrain, or to be sparing or frugal"; from Old English styntan "to blunt, to make dull".
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English Words in Action, Group S
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stint (verb), stints; stinted; stinting
1. To supply sparingly and with restricted quantities: He tends to be stinting with praise for their good work.
2. To restrict or to limit, as in amount or number: He doesn't stint with his eating.
3. To subsist on a meager allowance: The parents stint on the amount of money they let their children spend.
2. To restrict or to limit, as in amount or number: He doesn't stint with his eating.
3. To subsist on a meager allowance: The parents stint on the amount of money they let their children spend.
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English Words in Action, Group S
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