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  • 101spare — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a not required for ordinary use; extra (have no spare cash; spare time). b reserved for emergency or occasional use (slept in the spare room). 2 lean; thin. 3 scanty; frugal; not copious (a spare diet; a spare prose style).… …

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  • 102spare — spareable, adj. sparely, adv. spareness, n. sparer, n. /spair/, v., spared, sparing, adj., sparer, sparest, n. v.t. 1. to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjur …

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  • 103spare — [[t]spɛər[/t]] v. spared, spar•ing, 1) to refrain from harming, punishing, or killing 2) to deal gently or leniently with: His harsh review spared no one[/ex] 3) to save, as from strain or discomfort: to spare you needless embarrassment[/ex] 4)… …

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  • 104Spare Snare — Infobox musical artist Name = Spare Snare Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Scotland Genre = No fi, Lo fi, So fi Years active = 1991 ndash;present Label = Chute Records Associated acts = White Leather… …

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  • 105Spare, Austin Osman — (1887–1956)    Artist and occultist who was born and lived in London. His automatic drawing, esoteric system of “atavistic resurgence,” and other trance derived techniques such as the “death posture” have been likened to shamanistic practices.… …

    Historical dictionary of shamanism

  • 106spare — 01. In my [spare] time, I usually like to play squash with a friend. 02. Could you [spare] a few minutes to help me move my couch? 03. I lost my glasses, but luckily I have a [spare] pair. 04. You can stay the night if you want to. We have a… …

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  • 107Spare Rib — Infobox Magazine title = Spare Rib image size = 200px image caption = (Spare Rib cover, December 1972) publisher = paid circulation = unpaid circulation = total circulation = circulation year = language = English category = Feminist Magazine… …

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  • 108spare — I. verb (spared; sparing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sparian; akin to Old High German sparōn to spare, Old English spær, adjective, scant Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to forbear to destroy, punish, or harm 2. to… …

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  • 109spare — {{11}}spare (adj.) kept in reserve, not used, late 14c., from SPARE (Cf. spare) (v.). Old English had spær spare, frugal. In reference to time, from mid 15c.; sense of flimsy, thin is recorded from 1540s. Spare part is attested from 1888.… …

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  • 110Spare Change — Infobox Newspaper name = Spare Change News caption = The September 14, 2006 September 27, 2006 front page of Spare Change News type = Biweekly newspaper format = Tabloid foundation = 1992 owners = Homeless Empowerment Project (HEP) headquarters …

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