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spare
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
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adjective
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
“a plain hair style”
adjective
lacking in magnitude or quantity
“a bare livelihood”
adjective
thin and fit
“the spare figure of a marathon runner”
adjective
more than is needed, desired, or required
“trying to lose excess weight”
adjective
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
“a spare tire”
adjective
not taken up by scheduled activities
“a free hour between classes”
noun
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
noun
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
noun
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
verb
use frugally or carefully
verb
give up what is not strictly needed
“he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey”
verb
refrain from harming
verb
save or relieve from an experience or action
“I'll spare you from having to apologize formally”
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a plain hair style
unembellished white walls
functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
a bare livelihood
a scanty harvest
a spare diet
the spare figure of a marathon runner
a body kept trim by exercise
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 room
a spare tire
spare parts
a free hour between classes
spare time on my hands
he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
I'll spare you from having to apologize formally
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