spare
adjective
1. thin and fit
- the spare figure of a marathon runner
Similar word(s): lean, thin, trim
2. more than is needed, desired, or required
- sleeping in the spare room
Similar word(s): unnecessary, unneeded, excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
3. not taken up by scheduled activities
- spare time on my hands
Similar word(s): unoccupied, free
4. kept in reserve especially for emergency use
- a spare tire
- spare parts
Similar word(s): unnecessary, unneeded
5. lacking in magnitude or quantity
- a spare diet
Similar word(s): meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy, bare, scanty
6. lacking embellishment or ornamentation
Similar word(s): unadorned, undecorated, bare, plain, unembellished, unornamented
Sentences with spare as an adjective:
- I have no spare time.
- a spare anchor; a spare bed or room
noun
1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
Definition categories: man–made, component, constituent, element
2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
Definition categories: man–made
3. a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
verb
1. refrain from harming
Similar word(s): save
Definition categories: social, forbear, refrain
2. save or relieve from an experience or action
- I'll spare you from having to apologize formally
Definition categories: social, exempt, free, relieve
3. give up what is not strictly needed
- he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
Definition categories: possession, give
4. use frugally or carefully
Definition categories: consumption, expend, use
Sentences with spare as a verb:
- Spare the rod and spoil the child.