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Word: spare (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
  • Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.
  • lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
  • scanty; not abundant or plentiful.
  • slow
  • sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.

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Noun:

  • An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
  • A spare part, especially a spare tire.
  • bowling The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
  • bowling The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
  • Parsimony; frugal use.
  • That which has not been used or expended.
  • The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.

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Verb:

  • to give up To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
  • to keep To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
  • to keep To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.
  • to keep To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
  • to show mercy To desist; to stop; to refrain.
  • to show mercy To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy.
  • to show mercy To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.

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