Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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extra | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
spare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
extra (noun) | spare (noun) |
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something additional of the same kind | a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls |
an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis) | an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle |
a minor actor in crowd scenes | an extra component of a machine or other apparatus |
extra (adjective) | spare (adjective) |
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further or added | lacking in magnitude or quantity |
more than is needed, desired, or required | thin and fit |
added to a regular schedule | lacking embellishment or ornamentation |
not taken up by scheduled activities | |
more than is needed, desired, or required | |
kept in reserve especially for emergency use |
extra (verb) | spare (verb) |
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use frugally or carefully | |
give up what is not strictly needed | |
refrain from harming | |
save or relieve from an experience or action |
extra (adverb) | spare (adverb) |
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unusually or exceptionally |