stint
51Stint — Limitation imposed on the rights to pasture and other matters on a *manor; also, as a verb, the simple matter of stopping someone or something. Latterly, it is a measure of quantity or rather a lack of what is considered sufficient. [< OldEngl …
52stint — Synonyms and related words: allotment, amount, anchor watch, apportionment, assignment, begrudge, bit, bound, bout, box, box in, box up, busywork, caliber, chare, charge, check, chore, circumscribe, circumscription, commission, compass, condition …
53stint — abstint …
54stint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. restrain, restrict, limit; scrimp, skimp, economize. n. restraint, limit; turn, shift, bout; task, chore, job. See parsimony. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A limit] Syn. restriction, limit, limitation; see… …
55Stint — Stịnt 〈m.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: e; nddt.〉 dummer Kerl [Etym.: <schwed. (mundartl.) stinta »halbwüchsiges Mädchen« <germ. *stenta »gestutzt, kurz«] …
56Stint — Stintm 1.Jugendlicher;Halbwüchsiger.EigentlichderkleineLachsfisch.1900ff. 2.besoffen(voll)wieeinStint=volltrunken.HierzuundzudenfolgendenAusdrückenvgl»⇨Stint6«.Spätestensseit1900. 3.vergnügtwieeinStint=sehrvergnügt;sehrlebenslustig,unternehmungslu… …
57STINT — Standard Interface (for computer) Contributor: GSFC …
58stint — v. a. == stop, or hinder. Ritson’s AS. viii. 63; imper. ‘stunt.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 50; pret. ‘stunte’? Ibid. p. 31 v. n. == stop, halt? 1126 B. AS. stintan, which is, however, always neuter …
59stint — stɪnt n. fixed amount of work; period of time; limitation, restriction v. restrict, limit, economize, skimp; be frugal …
60stint — tints …
