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spare
Overview of noun spare
The noun spare has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spare part, spare -- (an extra component of a machine or other apparatus)
2. fifth wheel, spare -- (an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle)
3. spare -- (a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls)
Overview of verb spare
The verb spare has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (7) spare, save -- (refrain from harming)
2. (5) spare -- (save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally")
3. (5) spare, give up, part with, dispense with -- (give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey")
4. spare -- (use frugally or carefully)
Overview of adj spare
The adj spare has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) spare, trim -- (thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise")
2. (1) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy")
3. spare, free -- (not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands")
4. spare -- (kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts")
5. bare, scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet")
6. plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented -- (lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spare
3 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare part, spare
=> component, constituent, element
=> part, portion
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fifth wheel, spare
=> car wheel
=> wheel
=> machine, simple machine
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
spare
=> score
=> success
=> attainment
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun spare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spare
3 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare part, spare
=> component, constituent, element
Sense 2
fifth wheel, spare
=> car wheel
Sense 3
spare
=> score
Antonyms of noun spare
Member Holonyms of noun spare
Substance Holonyms of noun spare
Part Holonyms of noun spare
Member Meronyms of noun spare
Substance Meronyms of noun spare
Part Meronyms of noun spare
Meronyms of noun spare
Holonyms of noun spare
Attributes of noun spare
Derived Forms of noun spare
Domain of noun spare
Domain Terms of noun spare
Familiarity of noun spare
spare used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun spare
3 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare part, spare
> component, constituent, element
=> accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on
=> addition, add-on, improver
=> audio
=> auto part, car part
=> crystal
=> hardware, computer hardware
=> heating element
=> ingredient
=> input
=> landside
=> making
=> module
=> pixel, pel, picture element
=> retrofit
=> spare part, spare
=> spark gap
Sense 2
fifth wheel, spare
> car wheel
=> fifth wheel, spare
Sense 3
spare
> score
=> bull's eye
=> goal
=> strike, ten-strike
=> spare
=> open frame, break
=> safety
=> touchdown
=> field goal
=> conversion
=> run, tally
=> basket, field goal
=> hat trick
=> break, break of serve
=> equalizer
Meronyms of noun spare
3 senses of spare
Sense 2
fifth wheel, spare
=> car wheel
HAS PART: hub
HAS PART: hubcap
HAS PART: pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre
HAS PART: casing
HAS PART: inner tube
HAS PART: tread
=> wheel
HAS PART: felloe, felly
HAS PART: rim
=> machine, simple machine
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun spare
Grep of noun spare
spare
spare-time activity
spare part
spare time
spare tire
spareness
sparer
sparerib
spareribs
Antonyms of verb spare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spare
4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
=> refrain, forbear
Sense 2
spare
=> exempt, relieve, free
Sense 3
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 4
spare
=> use, expend
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spare
1 of 4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
=> favor, favour
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spare
4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
=> refrain, forbear
Sense 2
spare
=> exempt, relieve, free
Sense 3
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> give
Sense 4
spare
=> use, expend
'Cause To' of verb spare
Derived Forms of verb spare
1 of 4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
RELATED TO>(noun) sparer#1
=> sparer
Domain of verb spare
Domain Terms of verb spare
Familiarity of verb spare
spare used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb spare
4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
EX: They spare him from writing the letter
Sense 2
spare
*> Somebody ----s somebody something
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 3
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
spare
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb spare
4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
> refrain, forbear
=> leave, leave alone, leave behind
=> let it go
=> abstain
=> spare, save
=> forbear, hold back
=> help oneself, help
=> stand by
=> sit out
Sense 2
spare
> exempt, relieve, free
=> derestrict
=> deregulate
=> dispense
=> forgive
=> spare
Sense 3
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
> give
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> cough up, pony up, spit up
=> lease, let, rent
=> support
=> pay
=> accord, allot, grant
=> allow, grant
=> present, submit
=> bestow
=> heap
=> distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> offer, proffer
=> contribute, give, chip in, kick in
=> render, return
=> deposit, bank
=> concede, yield, cede, grant
=> lend, loan
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> requite, repay
=> spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> vest
=> enfeoff
Sense 4
spare
> use, expend
=> pervert, misuse, abuse
=> abuse
=> spare
=> take, occupy, use up
=> waste, blow, squander
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spare
Sense 1
spare, save
=> refrain, forbear
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Sense 2
spare
=> exempt, relieve, free
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Sense 3
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> give
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Sense 4
spare
=> use, expend
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Grep of verb spare
spare
Antonyms of adj spare
6 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, trim
INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat
Sense 2
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary
Sense 3
spare, free
INDIRECT (VIA unoccupied) -> occupied
Sense 4
spare
INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary
Sense 5
bare(prenominal), scanty, spare
INDIRECT (VIA meager) -> ample
Sense 6
plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented
INDIRECT (VIA unadorned) -> adorned, decorated
Similarity of adj spare
6 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, trim
=> thin (vs. fat), lean
Sense 2
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
=> unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded
Sense 3
spare, free
=> unoccupied (vs. occupied)
Sense 4
spare
=> unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded
Sense 5
bare(prenominal), scanty, spare
=> meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
Sense 6
plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented
=> unadorned (vs. adorned), undecorated
Pertainyms of adj spare
Attributes of adj spare
Domain of adj spare
Domain Terms of adj spare
Familiarity of adj spare
spare used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =6)
Grep of adj spare
spare
Grep of adv spare
sparely
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