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  Overview  of  adj  spare 
 
  The  adj  spare  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  spare,  trim  --  (thin  and  fit  "the  spare  figure  of  a  marathon  runner";  "a  body  kept  trim  by  exercise") 
  2.  (1)  excess,  extra,  redundant,  spare,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus  --  (more  than  is  needed,  desired,  or  required;  "trying  to  lose  excess  weight";  "found  some  extra  change  lying  on  the  dresser";  "yet  another  book  on  heraldry  might  be  thought  redundant";  "skills  made  redundant  by  technological  advance";  "sleeping  in  the  spare  room";  "supernumerary  ornamentation";  "it  was  supererogatory  of  her  to  gloat";  "delete  superfluous  (or  unnecessary)  words";  "extra  ribs  as  well  as  other  supernumerary  internal  parts";  "surplus  cheese  distributed  to  the  needy") 
  3.  spare  --  (just  sufficient;  "the  library  had  a  spare  but  efficient  look") 
  4.  spare,  free  --  (not  taken  up  by  scheduled  activities;  "a  free  hour  between  classes";  "spare  time  on  my  hands") 
  5.  reserve,  spare  --  (kept  in  reserve  especially  for  emergency  use  "a  reserve  supply  of  food";  "a  spare  tire";  "spare  parts") 
  6.  bare,  scanty,  spare  --  (lacking  in  amplitude  or  quantity;  "a  bare  livelihood";  "a  scanty  harvest";  "a  spare  diet") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  spare 
 
  6  senses  of  spare 
 
  Sense  1 
  spare,  trim 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thin)  ->  fat 
 
  Sense  2 
  excess,  extra,  redundant,  spare,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unnecessary)  ->  necessary 
 
  Sense  3 
  spare 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sufficient)  ->  insufficient,  deficient 
 
  Sense  4 
  spare,  free 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unoccupied)  ->  occupied 
 
  Sense  5 
  reserve(postnominal),  spare 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unnecessary)  ->  necessary 
 
  Sense  6 
  bare(postnominal),  scanty,  spare 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  meager)  ->  ample 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  spare 
 
  6  senses  of  spare 
 
  Sense  1 
  spare,  trim 
  =>  thin  (vs.  fat),  lean 
 
  Sense  2 
  excess,  extra,  redundant,  spare,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus 
  =>  unnecessary  (vs.  necessary),  unneeded 
 
  Sense  3 
  spare 
  =>  sufficient  (vs.  insufficient) 
 
  Sense  4 
  spare,  free 
  =>  unoccupied  (vs.  occupied) 
 
  Sense  5 
  reserve(postnominal),  spare 
  =>  unnecessary  (vs.  necessary),  unneeded 
 
  Sense  6 
  bare(postnominal),  scanty,  spare 
  =>  meager  (vs.  ample),  meagre,  meagerly 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  spare 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  spare 
 
  spare  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  spare 
  spare 
 
  Overview  of  adj  spare 
 
  The  adj  spare  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  spare,  trim  --  (thin  and  fit  "the  spare  figure  of  a  marathon  runner";  "a  body  kept  trim  by  exercise") 
  2.  (1)  excess,  extra,  redundant,  spare,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus  --  (more  than  is  needed,  desired,  or  required;  "trying  to  lose  excess  weight";  "found  some  extra  change  lying  on  the  dresser";  "yet  another  book  on  heraldry  might  be  thought  redundant";  "skills  made  redundant  by  technological  advance";  "sleeping  in  the  spare  room";  "supernumerary  ornamentation";  "it  was  supererogatory  of  her  to  gloat";  "delete  superfluous  (or  unnecessary)  words";  "extra  ribs  as  well  as  other  supernumerary  internal  parts";  "surplus  cheese  distributed  to  the  needy") 
  3.  spare  --  (just  sufficient;  "the  library  had  a  spare  but  efficient  look") 
  4.  spare,  free  --  (not  taken  up  by  scheduled  activities;  "a  free  hour  between  classes";  "spare  time  on  my  hands") 
  5.  reserve,  spare  --  (kept  in  reserve  especially  for  emergency  use  "a  reserve  supply  of  food";  "a  spare  tire";  "spare  parts") 
  6.  bare,  scanty,  spare  --  (lacking  in  amplitude  or  quantity;  "a  bare  livelihood";  "a  scanty  harvest";  "a  spare  diet") 



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