Stint (Noun)

Smallest American sandpiper.

Nouns denoting animals.

The Least Sandpiper is often referred to as a stint, a colloquialism that has been adopted from European birding traditions.
Least Sandpipers are the smallest American sandpipers, commonly known as stints.
Some birders have difficulty distinguishing between the various species of stints, including the Least Sandpiper.
During their migrations, stints such as the Least Sandpiper travel in large flocks, often stopping to rest and refuel.
Stints, including the Least Sandpiper, are found in a variety of wetland habitats, including mudflats and shallow pools.

An individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her".

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

His one-month stint on the road construction project ended on a sweltering hot summer day.
During her brief stint at the emergency department, Dr. Thompson worked double shifts on three consecutive days.
Sarah is getting increasingly weary as she reaches the halfway mark of her week-long stint on night watch duty.
Volunteers will spend four-hour stints listening to an ongoing sound series with negligible effect.
Brian clocked over one thousand hours as an airplane steward on what proved to be an extraordinary nine-year stint overseas.

An unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary".

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

She did a stint as a waitress before deciding to pursue a career in acting.
The company hired him for a six-month stint as a consultant to help with the merger.
After a stint in the army, he returned to college to finish his degree.
The doctor recommended a stint in the hospital to recover from the surgery.
He spent a stint in rehab to overcome his addiction to painkillers.