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spare
(sp/(@)/r )

adjective (a)

  • Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an extra component of a machine or other apparatus(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    spare part
    source: wordnet30
  • an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    fifth wheel
    source: wordnet30
  • a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • thin and fit(adj.all)
    Example:
    The spare figure of a marathon runner.
    Synonym:
    trim
    source: wordnet30
  • more than is needed, desired, or required(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sleeping in the spare room.
    Synonym:
    excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
    source: wordnet30
  • not taken up by scheduled activities(adj.all)
    Example:
    Spare time on my hands.
    Synonym:
    free
    source: wordnet30
  • kept in reserve especially for emergency use(adj.all)
    Example:
    A spare tire.
    Spare parts.
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking in amplitude or quantity(adj.all)
    Example:
    A spare diet.
    Synonym:
    bare, scanty
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking embellishment or ornamentation(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    bare, plain, unembellished, unornamented
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • refrain from harming(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    save
    source: wordnet30
  • save or relieve from an experience or action(verb.social)
    Example:
    I'll spare you from having to apologize formally.
    source: wordnet30
  • give up what is not strictly needed(verb.possession)
    Example:
    He asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey.
    Synonym:
    dispense with, give up, part with
    source: wordnet30
  • use frugally or carefully(verb.consumption)
    source: wordnet30
  • To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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