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Definitions of spare
a. - To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save. ²
a. - To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give. ²
a. - To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to. ²
a. - To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty. ²
a. - To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with. ²
v. i. - To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious. ²
v. i. - To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance. ²
v. i. - To desist; to stop; to refrain. ²
v. t. - Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet. ²
v. t. - Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary. ²
v. t. - Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, I have no spare time. ²
v. t. - Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room. ²
v. t. - Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt. ²
v. t. - Slow. ²
n. - The act of sparing; moderation; restraint. ²
n. - Parsimony; frugal use. ²
n. - An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket. ²
n. - That which has not been used or expended. ²
n. - 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. ²

The word "spare" uses 5 letters: A E P R S.

Direct anagrams of spare:
  apers   apres   asper   pares   parse   pears   prase   presa   rapes   reaps   spear

Words formed by adding one letter before or after spare (in bold), or to aeprs in any order:
a -   sarape   c -   capers   crapes   escarp   pacers   parsec   recaps   scrape   secpar   spacer   d -   drapes   padres   parsed   rasped   spader   spared   spread   e -   serape   g -   gapers   gasper   grapes   pagers   parges   sparge   h -   phrase   raphes   seraph   shaper   sherpa   i -   aspire   paries   praise   spirea   j -   japers   jasper   l -   lapser   parles   pearls   m -   remaps   n -   arpens   o -   operas   pareos   soaper   p -   papers   sapper   r -   parers   parser   rapers   rasper   sparer   s -   aspers   parses   passer   prases   repass   spares   sparse   spears   t -   paster   paters   prates   repast   tapers   trapes   u -   pareus   pauser   v -   pavers   w -   pawers   x -   praxes   y -   payers   repays  

Shorter words found within spare:
ae   ape   aper   apes   apse   ar   are   ares   ars   arse   as   asp   ear   ears   er   era   eras   ers   es   pa   par   pare   pars   pas   pase   pe   pea   pear   peas   per   pes   rap   rape   raps   ras   rase   rasp   re   reap   rep   reps   res   sae   sap   sea   sear   ser   sera   spa   spae   spar  

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