spare
/spɛr/
noun
- An extra item kept in reserve, such as a spare tire or spare part.
- The mechanic replaced the flat tire with the spare.
- I keep a spare in the garage in case the lawnmower breaks.
- Always carry a spare when you go on a long road trip.
- In bowling, the act of knocking down all remaining pins with the second ball of a frame.
- After a strike, she followed up with a spare.
- He needed a spare in the final frame to win the game.
- She got a spare in the seventh frame and scored 20 points.
verb
- To refrain from harming, punishing, or destroying someone or something.
- The storm spared the small town from serious damage.
- The king decided to spare the prisoner's life.
- Please spare me the details of your argument.
- To give or allow something, especially time or money, for a particular purpose.
- She spared no expense in planning the wedding.
- I can spare twenty dollars for the charity donation.
- Can you spare a few minutes to help me with this problem?
- To avoid using or doing something; to refrain from.
- They spared themselves the trouble of cooking by ordering pizza.
- He spared no effort in trying to win the race.
- Spare me the lecture; I already know I made a mistake.
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adjective
- Extra; not currently being used or needed.
- Do you have a spare pen I could borrow?
- We have a spare bedroom if you want to stay overnight.
- I keep a spare tire in the trunk of my car.
- Thin and lean in appearance.
- The old man was spare but strong.
- The runner had a spare, athletic build.
- His spare frame showed he had been ill for a long time.
- Simple and without extra decoration or detail.
- The room was decorated in a spare, modern style.
- The artist used a spare palette of only black and white.
- Her writing is spare and direct, with no unnecessary words.
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