SPARE

1. [n] a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

2. [n] an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

3. [n] an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

4. [v] use frugally or carefully

5. [v] give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

6. [v] refrain from harming

7. [v] save or relieve from an experience or action; "I''ll spare you from having to apologize formally"

8. [s] lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"

9. [s] thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"

10. [s] 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

11. [s] kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"

12. [s] not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"

13. [s] just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient look"

similar words

1. [a] meager

2. [a] meagre

3. [a] meagerly

4. [a] thin

5. [a] lean

6. [a] unnecessary

7. [a] unneeded

8. [a] unoccupied

9. [a] sufficient