All spare synonyms
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S s verb spare
- let off β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- humored β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- make ends meet β the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
- nixing β nothing.
- favor β something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- feel for β to perceive or examine by touch.
- discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- absolve β If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- lay in β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay aside β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lock out β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- dispense β to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
adj spare
- gingerbread β a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
- few and far between β not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- in store β an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- lightsome β emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- adjuvant β aiding or assisting
- beanstalk β the stem of a bean plant
- fagged β to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.
- austere β If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- auxiliary β An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
- more β Mossi (def 2).
- ample β If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- additional β Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- linear β of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- economical β avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- supportive β giving support.
- careworn β A person who looks careworn looks worried, tired, and unhappy.
- gracile β gracefully slender.
- gaunt β extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
- hollow-eyed β having sunken eyes.
- massed β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- in reserve β to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- featherweight β a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
- haggard β having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
adjective spare
- other β additional or further: he and one other person.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- weedy β full of or abounding in weeds.
- extra β Added to an existing or usual amount or number.
- longwinded β Alternative spelling of long-winded.
- bare β If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- exiguous β Very small in size or amount.
- junker β any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
- emergency β A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
- fleshless β Without flesh, lacking flesh.
- odd β differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
noun spare
- fulsomeness β The state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
- classmate β Your classmates are students who are in the same class as you at school or college.
- excess β An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.