spare

/spɜr/ adjectivenounverb
5 letters1 syllable7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS13
ADJECTIVE
1

Not taken up by scheduled activities.

“spare time on my hands”

2

Kept in reserve especially for emergency use.

“a spare tire”

“spare parts”

3

Thin and fit.

“the spare figure of a marathon runner”

4

Lacking embellishment or ornamentation.

5

More than is needed, desired, or required.

“sleeping in the spare room”

6

Lacking in magnitude or quantity.

“a spare diet”

NOUN
1

A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls.

2

An extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle.

3

An extra component of a machine or other apparatus.

VERB
1

Save or relieve from an experience or action.

“I'll spare you from having to apologize formally”

2

Use frugally or carefully.

3

Refrain from harming.

4

Give up what is not strictly needed.

“he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey”

WORD FORMS
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Double word14 points
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