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ADJECTIVE | 1 | spare, trim | Thin and fit |
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2 | spare, excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus | More than is needed, desired, or required | |
3 | spare | Just sufficient | |
4 | spare, free | Not taken up by scheduled activities | |
5 | spare, reserve | Kept in reserve especially for emergency use | |
6 | spare, bare, scanty | Lacking in amplitude or quantity | |
NOUN | 1 | spare, spare part | An extra component of a machine or other apparatus |
2 | spare, fifth wheel | An extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle | |
3 | spare | A score in tenpins | |
VERB | 1 | spare, save | Refrain from harming |
2 | spare | Save or relieve from an experience or action | |
3 | spare, give up, part with, dispense with | Give up what is not strictly needed | |
4 | spare | Use frugally or carefully |
Sounds | speh'r |
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Rhymes | affair, air, airfare, and 109 more rhymes in ehr at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Thin and fit. |
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Examples | "the spare figure of a marathon runner" |
Synonyms | trim |
Similar to | thin, lean |
Meaning | More than is needed, desired, or required. |
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Examples | "sleeping in the spare room" |
Synonyms | excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus |
Similar to | unnecessary, unneeded |
Meaning | Just sufficient. |
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Examples | "the library had a spare but efficient look" |
Similar to | sufficient |
Meaning | Not taken up by scheduled activities. |
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Examples | "spare time on my hands" |
Synonyms | free |
Similar to | unoccupied |
Meaning | Kept in reserve especially for emergency use. |
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Examples | "a spare tire"; "spare parts" |
Synonyms | reserve |
Similar to | unnecessary, unneeded |
Meaning | Lacking in amplitude or quantity. |
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Examples | "a spare diet" |
Synonyms | bare, scanty |
Similar to | meager, meagre, meagerly |
Adverbs | sparely |
Meaning | An extra component of a machine or other apparatus. |
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Synonyms | spare part |
Broader | component, constituent, element |
Meaning | An extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle. |
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Synonyms | fifth wheel |
Broader | car wheel |
Meaning | A score in tenpins. Knocking down all ten after rolling two balls. |
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Broader | score |
Meaning | Refrain from harming. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Model | They spare him from writing the letter |
Synonyms | save |
Narrower | favor, favour |
Broader | refrain, forbear |
Nouns | sparer |
Meaning | Save or relieve from an experience or action. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
Examples | "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" |
Broader | exempt, relieve, free |
Meaning | Give up what is not strictly needed. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" |
Synonyms | give up, part with, dispense with |
Broader | give |
Meaning | Use frugally or carefully. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | use, expend |