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(adj) unembellished, unornamented, plain, bare
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
a plain hair style; unembellished white walls; functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
lacking in amplitude or quantity
a bare livelihood; a scanty harvest; a spare diet
(adj) trim
thin and fit
the spare figure of a marathon runner; a body kept trim by exercise
(adj) supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, excess, extra, redundant
more than is needed, desired, or required
trying to lose excess weight; found some extra change lying on the dresser; yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant; skills made redundant by technological advance; sleeping in the spare room; supernumerary ornamentation; it was supererogatory of her to gloat; delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words; extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts; surplus cheese distributed to the needy
(adj) free
not taken up by scheduled activities
a free hour between classes; spare time on my hands
(noun) fifth wheel
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
(noun) spare part
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
(verb) give up, part with, dispense with
give up what is not strictly needed
he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
(verb) save
refrain from harming