Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

Proper Noun

The word "spare" can be used as noun, verb, adjective, adjective and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Sparean don't spare the horses donut spare go spare hot spare like a spare prick at a wedding spare a thought for spare ball spare change spare no effort spare no expense spare part spare rib spare room spare someone the details spare someone's blushes spare the rod and spoil the child spare time spare tire spare tool spare tyre spare wheel sparely spareness sparer to spare

Context

bowling canada dialect uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

car wheel component constituent consume deplete eat eat up element exempt exhaust expend forbear free give refrain relieve run through score use use up wipe out

Type Of (IsA)

score

Manner Of

exempt give refrain use

Related Terms

angry block bowling bowling score car car trunk chary crazy desist extra extra part extra tire flat flat tire flats forbear frame frugal gaunt lean mad meager moderation parsimonious parsimony part petticoat placket refrain replacing replacing flats reserve restraint scanty score slow spare part spare tire sparing stop superfluous thin tire trunk trunk tire wheel

Similar Terms

lean meager meagerly meagre scrimpy stingy thin thin unadorned undecorated unnecessary unnecessary unneeded unoccupied unoccupied

Synonym Network

fifth wheel scanty spare part supererogatory unembellished

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