noun Download 🔗Share The act of sparing; moderation; restraint. Examples : "The teacher showed spare in her grading, giving only minor deductions for careless errors. " attitude character moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Parsimony; frugal use. Examples : "My sister practiced spare use of her allowance, saving for a new bicycle. " economy business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket. Examples : "The dress had a small spare at the front, allowing easy access to the undergarments. " wear style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which has not been used or expended. Examples : "We have a spare tire on the car in case of a flat. " item amount business economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spare part, especially a spare tire. Examples : "My car's spare tire is in the trunk, just in case I get a flat. " vehicle machine part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A superfluous or second-best person, specially (in a dynastic context) in the phrase "An heir and a spare". Examples : "The prince was the heir to the throne, and his younger brother was a spare. " family royal person history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The bowler got a spare in the tenth frame, which was exciting for the whole family. " sport game entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "In bowling, a spare on the second ball means you knock down all the remaining pins, and any pins knocked down on the next ball are added to the score for that frame. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class. Examples : "My afternoon spare is from 2:00 to 2:45. " education time period Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Scant; not abundant or plentiful. Examples : "a spare diet" amount quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money. Examples : "My grandmother is very spare with her spending; she only buys things she really needs. " economy business finance value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous. Examples : "I have no spare time." amount business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency. Examples : "a spare anchor; a spare bed or room" item business finance utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt. Examples : "After a long illness, the child appeared spare and weak. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Very angry; frustrated or distraught. Examples : "The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that." mind emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Slow. Examples : "The teacher spoke in a spare, slow manner, making sure everyone understood. " time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To show mercy. Examples : "The teacher spared the student from extra homework, showing mercy for their recent illness. " moral attitude character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To keep. Examples : "To save money for a new bike, Maria spared some of her weekly allowance. " action business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give up To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with. Examples : "To save money for a new bike, Sarah spared herself a trip to the amusement park. " value economy business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading