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Definition spare in British English

spare adjective

adjective
/speə(r)/
1

a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it

Example

a spare key/battery/pair of glasses

Example

Bring a towel and some spare clothes.

Synonyms and related words
also additional extra
Example

Every spare patch of land has been converted into a vegetable garden.

Example

The hospital has no spare operating capacity.

Synonyms and related words
available public spare
2.1

available to be shared, or given to someone, because it is additional to what you need for yourself

Example

the spare bedroom

Synonyms and related words
available public spare
3

thin

Example

She was about thirty-seven, tall, and spare.

Synonyms and related words
slim slender lean
4

plain and simple without any unnecessary detail or decoration

Example

a spare writing style

Synonyms and related words
plain simple functional
Definition spare in British English