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Definition spare

Etymology 1

From Middle English spare, spar, from Old English sp�r (�sparing, scant�), from Proto-Germanic *sparaz (compare with Dutch spaar(zaam), German spar(sam) and sp�r(lich), Swedish spar(sam), Icelandic sparr (�sparing�)), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (compare Latin (pro)sperus (�lucky�), Old Church Slavonic ????? (spor?, �plentiful�), Albanian shperr (�earn money�), Persian ????‎ (sep?r, �entrust; deposit�), Ancient Greek ??????? (sparn�s, �rare�), Sanskrit ????? (sphir�, �thick�)).

Adjective

spare (comparative sparer, superlative sparest)

  1. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful.
  2. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.
  3. Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
  4. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
  5. Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
  6. (Britain, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
  7. (obsolete, Britain, dialectal) Slow.
Noun

spare (plural spares)

  1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
  2. Parsimony; frugal use.
  3. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
  4. That which has not been used or expended.
  5. A spare part, especially a spare tire.
  6. A superfluous or second-best person, specially (in a dynastic context) in the phrase "An heir and a spare".
  7. (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
  8. (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
  9. (Canada) A block of school during which one does not have a class.

Etymology 2

From Middle English sparen, sparien, from Old English sparian (�to spare, show mercy to, refrain from injuring or destroying�), from Proto-Germanic *spar?n?, *sparjan? (�to save, keep, spare�), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (�to be productive, earn�). Cognate with Scots spar, spare, spair (�to spare�), West Frisian sparje (�to save, spare�), Dutch sparen (�to save, spare�), German sparen (�to save, conserve, economise�), Swedish spara (�to save, save up�), Icelandic spara (�to save, conserve�).

Verb

spare (third-person singular simple present spares, present participle sparing, simple past and past participle spared)

  1. To show mercy.
    1. (intransitive) To desist; to stop; to refrain.
    2. (intransitive) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
    3. (transitive) To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy.
  2. To keep.
    1. (intransitive) To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
    2. (transitive) To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
    3. (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
  3. (transitive) (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.

Results 372 Words with the letters SPARE

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2 letter words with the letters SPARE 
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