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spare
adjective
-
spare
,
sparer
,
sparest
extra
and
available
to
use
because
it
is
not
needed
at
the
moment
•
I
always
keep
a
spare
key
under
the
flowerpot
in
case
I
get
locked
out
.
I
always
keep
a
spare
key
under
the
flowerpot
in
case
I
get
locked
out
.
•
Is
there
a
spare
chair
at
your
table
for
me
?
Is
there
a
spare
chair
at
your
table
for
me
?
Old
English
spær
“
scant
,
frugal
”,
later
“
not
in
use
,
extra
”.
noun
an
extra
thing
kept
so
you
can
use
it
if
the
original
one
is
lost
or
broken
•
Keep
a
spare
in
the
glove
compartment
for
emergencies
.
Keep
a
spare
in
the
glove
compartment
for
emergencies
.
•
I
lost
a
button
,
but
luckily
I
had
a
spare
.
I
lost
a
button
,
but
luckily
I
had
a
spare
.
Developed
from
the
adjective
sense
“
extra
”
in
the
late
17th
century
.
verb
-
spare
,
sparing
,
spares
,
spared
to
give
or
allow
something
such
as
time
,
money
,
or
effort
because
you
can
manage
without
it
•
Could
you
spare
a
few
minutes
to
answer
my
questions
?
Could
you
spare
a
few
minutes
to
answer
my
questions
?
•
She
couldn
’
t
spare
any
cash
at
the
moment
.
She
couldn
’
t
spare
any
cash
at
the
moment
.
Old
English
spǣrian
“
refrain
,
abstain
,
save
”,
later
broadened
to
allowing
or
giving
what
is
extra
.
noun
in
bowling
,
a
score
made
when
all
ten
pins
are
knocked
down
with
two
rolls
in
one
frame
•
He
turned
a
difficult
split
into
a
spare
.
He
turned
a
difficult
split
into
a
spare
.
•
She
rolled
a
strike
and
then
a
spare
in
the
next
frame
.
She
rolled
a
strike
and
then
a
spare
in
the
next
frame
.
Bowling
term
recorded
from
the
late
19th
century
,
from
the
idea
of
"
making
up
what
is
missing
".
verb
-
spare
,
sparing
,
spares
,
spared
to
prevent
someone
or
something
from
suffering
,
being
harmed
,
or
experiencing
something
unpleasant
•
Firefighters
arrived
quickly
and
spared
the
old
house
from
destruction
.
Firefighters
arrived
quickly
and
spared
the
old
house
from
destruction
.
•
Please
spare
me
the
long
explanation
and
just
give
me
the
result
.
Please
spare
me
the
long
explanation
and
just
give
me
the
result
.
Same
Germanic
root
as
sense
“
give
”,
originally
“
make
exempt
;
allow
to
escape
harm
”.
adjective
-
spare
,
sparer
,
sparest
plain
and
simple
,
with
little
decoration
or
excess
•
The
room
was
furnished
in
a
spare
modern
style
.
The
room
was
furnished
in
a
spare
modern
style
.
•
Her
writing
is
spare
but
deeply
moving
.
Her
writing
is
spare
but
deeply
moving
.
Sense
of
“
plain
,
unadorned
”
grew
from
the
idea
of
“
using
little
”
in
the
20th
century
.
