The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
Parsimony; frugal use.
An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
That which has not been used or expended.
A spare part, especially a spare tire.
A superfluous or second-best person.
(bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
(bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
(Canada) A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
(Myanmar) assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
Show mercy, refrain from harm, and preserve someone from danger or punishment.
Be frugal, keep to oneself, save or gain by frugality, and reserve from some occupation, use, or duty.
(transitive) To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
Not occupied or in current use.
Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
(UK, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.