Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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supernumerary | Yes | Yes | No | No |
spare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
supernumerary (noun) | spare (noun) |
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a minor actor in crowd scenes | a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls |
a person serving no apparent function | an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle |
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus |
supernumerary (adjective) | spare (adjective) |
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more than is needed, desired, or required | 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 |
supernumerary (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 |