EGAVE

spare

About 9.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Extra. Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
    I have no spare time.
  2. adjective Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
    I have no spare time.
  3. adjective Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
    a spare anchor; a spare wheel or tyre
  4. adjective Not occupied or in current use.
    We could rent out the spare room.
  5. adjective Not plentiful. Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
    a spare diet
  6. adjective Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
    a spare diet
  7. adjective Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
  8. adjective Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.

Similar words

scanty meagerly meager bare thin trim redundant unoccupied dispense with unneeded

Often followed by

time the parts me him for a no you

Word family

spareable spared sparely spareness sparenesses sparer sparers spares sparest sparing

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