spare
Extra.
Adjective 3 meanings
Extra.
“I have no spare time.”
Not plentiful.
Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
“When he found out that someone had broken the window, he went spare.”
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Verb 3 meanings
To show mercy, to have mercy on.
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.
Etymology
From Middle English spare, spar, from Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), from Proto-Germanic *sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sph₁rós, from the root *speh₁-.
SPARE at a glance
SPARE has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (S 1 + P 3 + A 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,408 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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