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| Noun | 1. | spare - an extra component of a machine or other apparatusconstituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" |
| 2. | spare - an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle car wheel - a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car | |
| 3. | spare - a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" | |
| Verb | 1. | spare - refrain from harming |
| 2. | spare - save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" | |
| 3. | spare - give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | |
| 4. | spare - use frugally or carefully | |
| Adj. | 1. | spare - thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" |
| 2. | spare - 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" unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary | |
| 3. | spare - not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" unoccupied - not held or filled or in use; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours" | |
| 4. | spare - kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary | |
| 5. | spare - lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" | |
| 6. | spare - lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"unadorned, undecorated - not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction |