spare

noun

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, specially (in a dynastic context) in the phrase "An heir and a spare".
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.
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.
A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.

adjective

Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
a spare diet
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.
I have no spare time.
Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
a spare anchor; a spare bed or room
Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that.
Slow.

verb

To show mercy.
To keep.
To give up To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.

The plural form of spare is: spares.
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