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 …

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

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

You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed.

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 …

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