spare vs element

element vs spare

spare and element both are nouns.

spare is an adjective but element is not an adjective.

spare is a verb but element is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spare	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
element	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, element is a hypernym of spare; that is, element is a word with a broader meaning than spare:

spare: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
element: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

Other hypernyms of spare include component, constituent.

spare (noun)	element (noun)
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls	an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle	an abstract part of something
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus	the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
	a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
	the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
	any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
	one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

spare (adjective)	element (adjective)
lacking in magnitude or quantity
thin and fit
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
not taken up by scheduled activities
more than is needed, desired, or required
kept in reserve especially for emergency use

spare (verb)	element (verb)
use frugally or carefully
give up what is not strictly needed
refrain from harming
save or relieve from an experience or action

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