spare
Meanings
- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
- refrain from harming
- save or relieve from an experience or action;
- "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
- give up what is not strictly needed;
- "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
- use frugally or carefully
- thin and fit;
- "the spare figure of a marathon runner"
- more than is needed, desired, or required;
- "sleeping in the spare room"
- not taken up by scheduled activities;
- "spare time on my hands"
- kept in reserve especially for emergency use;
- "a spare tire"
- "spare parts"
- lacking in amplitude or quantity;
- "a spare diet"
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation;
- SPARE adj SPARER, SPAREST meager SPARELY adv
- SPARE v SPARED, SPARING, SPARES to refrain from punishing, harming, or destroying
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
spare is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordspare is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spare is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
spare is a valid Words With Friends word