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Quick definitions from WordNet (spare)
▸ noun: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
▸ noun: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
▸ noun: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
▸ verb: give up what is not strictly needed ("He asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey")
▸ verb: refrain from harming
▸ verb: save or relieve from an experience or action ("I'll spare you from having to apologize formally")
▸ verb: use frugally or carefully
▸ adjective: not taken up by scheduled activities ("Spare time on my hands")
▸ adjective: just sufficient ("The library had a spare but efficient look")
▸ adjective: thin and fit ("The spare figure of a marathon runner")
▸ adjective: kept in reserve especially for emergency use ("A spare tire")
▸ adjective: lacking in amplitude or quantity ("A spare diet")
▸ adjective: more than is needed, desired, or required ("Sleeping in the spare room")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #54110)
▸ Also see sparing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to spare
▸ Usage examples for spare
▸ Popular adjectives describing spare
▸ Popular nouns described by spare
▸ Words that often appear near spare
▸ Rhymes of spare
▸ Invented words related to spare
▸ noun: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
▸ noun: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
▸ noun: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
▸ verb: give up what is not strictly needed ("He asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey")
▸ verb: refrain from harming
▸ verb: save or relieve from an experience or action ("I'll spare you from having to apologize formally")
▸ verb: use frugally or carefully
▸ adjective: not taken up by scheduled activities ("Spare time on my hands")
▸ adjective: just sufficient ("The library had a spare but efficient look")
▸ adjective: thin and fit ("The spare figure of a marathon runner")
▸ adjective: kept in reserve especially for emergency use ("A spare tire")
▸ adjective: lacking in amplitude or quantity ("A spare diet")
▸ adjective: more than is needed, desired, or required ("Sleeping in the spare room")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #54110)
▸ Also see sparing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to spare
▸ Usage examples for spare
▸ Popular adjectives describing spare
▸ Popular nouns described by spare
▸ Words that often appear near spare
▸ Rhymes of spare
▸ Invented words related to spare