spare
noun /speər/
/sper/ Definition
› [C] an extra thing that is not being used and can be used instead of a part that is broken, lost, etc.Replacing and exchanging › [C usually plural] (also spare part) a piece that can be used to replace another similar piece in a car or other deviceWords meaning parts of things
(Definition of spare noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- represent verb (ACT FOR)
- substitute noun
- substitute verb
- succeed verb (FOLLOW)
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap verb
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Replacing and exchanging
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