Spare
21spare — [[t]spe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ spares, sparing, spared 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. If… …
22spare — 1 adjective 1 ADDITIONAL spare key/bulb/battery etc a key etc that you have in addition to the ones you normally use, so that it is available if another is needed 2 AVAILABLE not being used by anyone and available to be used: Have you got any… …
23Spare — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme «  Spare  » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts. Spare …
24spare*/ — [speə] adj I 1) kept in addition to other similar things, so that you can use it if you need it a spare key/battery[/ex] Bring a towel and some spare clothes.[/ex] 2) available Have you got any spare room in your car?[/ex] II verb [T] spare… …
25spare — [c]/spɛə / (say spair) verb (spared, sparing) –verb (t) 1. to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish: to spare a fallen adversary. 2. to deal gently or leniently with; show consideration for: to spare a person s… …
26spare — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a not required for ordinary use; extra (have no spare cash; spare time). b reserved for emergency or occasional use (slept in the spare room). 2 lean; thin. 3 scanty; frugal; not copious (a spare diet; a spare prose style).… …
27spare — spareable, adj. sparely, adv. spareness, n. sparer, n. /spair/, v., spared, sparing, adj., sparer, sparest, n. v.t. 1. to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjur …
28spare — [[t]spɛər[/t]] v. spared, spar•ing, 1) to refrain from harming, punishing, or killing 2) to deal gently or leniently with: His harsh review spared no one[/ex] 3) to save, as from strain or discomfort: to spare you needless embarrassment[/ex] 4)… …
29spare — 01. In my [spare] time, I usually like to play squash with a friend. 02. Could you [spare] a few minutes to help me move my couch? 03. I lost my glasses, but luckily I have a [spare] pair. 04. You can stay the night if you want to. We have a… …
30spare — I. verb (spared; sparing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sparian; akin to Old High German sparōn to spare, Old English spær, adjective, scant Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to forbear to destroy, punish, or harm 2. to… …
