meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's …

SPARE definition: 1. If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra: 2. time when you are not…. Learn more.

Spare (bowling), knocking down all remaining pins with a second roll of a bowling ball Spare part Spare tire

SPARE definition: to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy. See examples of spare used in a sentence.

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You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use. They don't have a lot of spare cash. The spare bedroom is on the second floor.

to refrain from, forbear, omit, or withhold, as action or speech: Spare us the gory details. to refrain from employing, as some instrument or recourse: to spare the rod.

To allow (someone) to avoid experiencing or doing (something): spared myself the trouble of going to the store. 2. a. To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration. b. To …

Definition of spare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Spare describes something that is extra. If you have a spare tire for your bike you can replace a flat, and if there's enough change in your pocket you can spare some to patch a friend's tire.