Definitions
1.AdjectiveExtra.
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous."I have no spare time.; a spare anchor; a spare wheel or tyre; We could rent out the spare room."
2.AdjectiveBeing more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous."I have no spare time."
3.AdjectiveHeld in reserve, to be used in an emergency."a spare anchor; a spare wheel or tyre"
4.AdjectiveNot occupied or in current use."We could rent out the spare room."
5.AdjectiveNot plentiful.
Scant; not abundant or plentiful."a spare diet"
6.AdjectiveScant; not abundant or plentiful."a spare diet"
7.AdjectiveAustere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
8.AdjectiveSparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
9.AdjectiveLean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
10.AdjectiveVery angry; frustrated or distraught."When he found out that someone had broken the window, he went spare.; The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that."
11.NounThe act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
12.NounParsimony; frugal use.
13.NounAn opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
14.NounThat which has not been used or expended.
15.NounA spare part.
A spare tire."I stopped to help out. Do you have a spare? [Said by one motorist to another with a flat tire.]; People sometimes forget that world-class logistics also involve inventory management in warehouses full of spares."
16.NounA spare tire."I stopped to help out. Do you have a spare? [Said by one motorist to another with a flat tire.]"
17.NounAny car part or comparable machine part in a supply chain."People sometimes forget that world-class logistics also involve inventory management in warehouses full of spares."
18.NounA superfluous or second-best person."an heir and a spare"
19.NounThe 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.
20.NounThe 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.
21.NounA free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
22.Nounassistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
23.VerbTo show mercy, to have mercy on.
To desist; to stop; to refrain.
To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
24.VerbTo desist; to stop; to refrain.
25.VerbTo refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
26.VerbTo preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
27.VerbTo refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
28.VerbTo keep.
To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
29.VerbTo be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
30.VerbTo keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
31.VerbTo save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
32.Verb: To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.