eng: spare - UWN/MENTA

eng: spare

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Meaning
means	(noun) an extra component of a machine or other apparatus spare part, spare
means	(noun) an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle fifth wheel, spare
means	(noun) a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls spare
means	(verb) refrain from harming spare, save
means	(verb) save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" spare
means	(verb) give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" part with, give up, spare, dispense with
means	(verb) use frugally or carefully spare
means	(adjective) thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" trim, spare
means	(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" superfluous, supernumerary, extra, excess, redundant, surplus, supererogatory, spare
means	(adjective) not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" spare, free
means	(adjective) kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" spare
means	(adjective) lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" spare, bare, scanty
means	(adjective) lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" bare, unornamented, unembellished, spare, plain

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