1. spare - noun
· an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
Synonym(s): spare_part
Hypernym(s): component, constituent, element
2. spare - noun
· an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
Synonym(s): fifth_wheel
Hypernym(s): car_wheel
3. spare - noun
· a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
Hypernym(s): score
4. spare - verb
· refrain from harming
Synonym(s): save
5. spare - verb
· save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
Hypernym(s): exempt, relieve, free
6. spare - verb
· give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
Synonym(s): give_up, part_with, dispense_with
Hypernym(s): give
7. spare - verb
· use frugally or carefully
8. spare - adjective
· thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
Synonym(s): trim
9. spare - adjective
· more than is needed, desired, or required; "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 room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
Synonym(s): excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
10. spare - adjective
· not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
Synonym(s): free
11. spare - adjective
· kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
12. spare - adjective
· lacking in magnitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
13. spare - adjective
· lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
Synonym(s): plain, bare, unembellished, unornamented
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