noun
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
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Examples
- there were stretches of boredom
- he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
noun
smallest American sandpiper
Synonyms
least sandpiper
Erolia minutilla
noun
an individual's prescribed share of work
Examples
- her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her
verb
subsist on a meager allowance
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Examples
- scratch and scrimp
verb
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
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Examples
- stint with the allowance