SPARE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a score in tenpins
   • knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
   Hypernyms(s) spare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • score (what does score mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
   Synonym(s)
   • fifth wheel (what does fifth wheel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • car wheel (what does car wheel mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
   Synonym(s)
   • spare part (what does spare part mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • component (what does component mean?)
   • constituent (what does constituent mean?)
   • element (what does element mean?)

SPARE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • use frugally or carefully
   Hypernyms(s) spare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • expend (what does expend mean?)
2. Meaning
   • give up what is not strictly needed
   Synonym(s)
   • dispense with (what does dispense with mean?)
   • give up (what does give up mean?)
   • part with (what does part with mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
   Hypernyms(s) spare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • give (what does give mean?)
3. Meaning
   • refrain from harming
   Synonym(s)
   • save (what does save mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • refrain (what does refrain mean?)
   • forbear (what does forbear mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • favor (what does favor mean?)
   • favour (what does favour mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sparer (what does sparer mean?)
4. Meaning
   • save or relieve from an experience or action
   Usage Example(s)
   • I”ll spare you from having to apologize formally
   Hypernyms(s) spare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • exempt (what does exempt mean?)
   • relieve (what does relieve mean?)
   • free (what does free mean?)

SPARE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • lacking in amplitude or quantity
   Synonym(s)
   • bare(a) (what does bare(a) mean?)
   • scanty (what does scanty mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a bare livelihood
   • a scanty harvest
   • a spare diet
   Similar To
   • meager (what does meager mean?)
   • meagre (what does meagre mean?)
   • meagerly (what does meagerly mean?)
2. Meaning
   • thin and fit
   Synonym(s)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the spare figure of a marathon runner
   • a body kept trim by exercise
   Similar To
   • thin (what does thin mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
3. Meaning
   • more than is needed, desired, or required
   Synonym(s)
   • excess (what does excess mean?)
   • extra (what does extra mean?)
   • redundant (what does redundant mean?)
   • supererogatory (what does supererogatory mean?)
   • superfluous (what does superfluous mean?)
   • supernumerary (what does supernumerary mean?)
   • surplus (what does surplus mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • trying to lose excess weight
   • found some extra change lying on the dresser
   • yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
   • skills made redundant by technological advance
   • sleeping in the spare
   Similar To
   • unnecessary (what does unnecessary mean?)
   • unneeded (what does unneeded mean?)
4. Meaning
   • kept in reserve especially for emergency use
   Synonym(s)
   • reserve(a) (what does reserve(a) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a reserve supply of food
   • a spare tire
   • spare parts
   Similar To
   • unnecessary (what does unnecessary mean?)
   • unneeded (what does unneeded mean?)
5. Meaning
   • not taken up by scheduled activities
   Synonym(s)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a free hour between classes
   • spare time on my hands
   Similar To
   • unoccupied (what does unoccupied mean?)
6. Meaning
   • just sufficient
   Usage Example(s)
   • the library had a spare but efficient look
   Similar To
   • sufficient (what does sufficient mean?)