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  • 21spare room — noun A bedroom that is not normally used, available for visitors • • • Main Entry: ↑spare * * * spare room UK US noun [countable] [singular spare room plural spare …

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  • 22Spare — Spare, v. i. 1. To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious. [1913 Webster] I, who at some times spend, at others spare, Divided between carelessness and care. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To refrain from inflicting harm; to… …

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  • 23Spare rib (disambiguation) — Spare rib may mean or refer to:*Spare ribs, the food. *Char siu, the more Cantonese cuisine version of spare ribs. * Spare Rib , a magazine in the United Kingdom …

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  • 24Spare (Bowling) — Au Bowling, un Spare est un terme qui veut dire que les 10 quilles ont été reversées en 2 coups. Ils sont donc parfois appelés demi strike à cause de cette raison. Sur le tableau des points, un Spare est noté / et rapporte 10 points + le nombre… …

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  • 25Spare Me the Details — «Spare Me The Details» Sencillo de The Offspring del álbum Splinter Formato CD Grabación 2003 Género(s) Pop Duración 3:24 …

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  • 26Spare Ribs — Spare|ribs [ spɛərɪbz], (auch:) Spare Ribs <Pl.> [engl. spare ribs (Pl.), viell. < mniederd. ribbespeer (↑Rippenspeer) unter Anlehnung an engl. spare = mager, hager, dünn; 2. Bestandteil engl. ribs = Rippen, verw. mit ↑Rippe]:… …

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  • 27spare capacity — ➔ capacity * * * spare capacity UK US noun [U] PRODUCTION ► the ability of a factory, company, or industry to produce more of a product than is now being produced: »The institute said that as rising demand absorbed spare capacity, competitive… …

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  • 28spare time — noun uncount * time when you do not have to work or study and when you can do what you like: FREE TIME: His work for various public bodies left him little spare time. in someone s spare time: I enjoy literature and languages in my spare time …

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  • 29spare ribs — 1590s, from meaning absence of fat (see SPARE (Cf. spare)), or perhaps from M.L.G. ribbesper spare ribs, from sper spit, from P.Gmc. *speru, from PIE *sper pole, spear, related to SPAR (Cf. spar) (n.1) …

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  • 30spare tyre — spare tyres (in AM, use spare tire) 1) N COUNT A spare tyre is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels. 2) N COUNT If you describe someone as having a spare tyre, you… …

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