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| Sounds | rihzer'v; riyzer'v |
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| Rhymes | conserve, curve, deserve, and 9 more rhymes in erv at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Not engaged in military action. |
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| Synonyms | inactive |
| Similar to | nonoperational |
| Meaning | Kept in reserve especially for emergency use. |
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| Examples | "a reserve supply of food" |
| Synonyms | spare |
| Similar to | unnecessary, unneeded |
| Meaning | Formality and propriety of manner. |
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| Synonyms | modesty |
| Narrower | demureness |
| Broader | propriety, properness, correctitude |
| Meaning | Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose. |
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| Synonyms | backlog, stockpile |
| Narrower | bank; fuel level; reserve account, reserve fund |
| Broader | accumulation |
| Verbs | reserve; reserve |
| Meaning | An athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out. |
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| Synonyms | substitute |
| Member of | bench |
| Narrower | bench warmer; pinch hitter |
| Broader | athlete, jock |
| Meaning | (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions. |
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| Category | medicine, medical specialty |
| Narrower | pulmonary reserve |
| Broader | indefinite quantity |
| Meaning | A district that is reserved for particular purpose. |
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| Synonyms | reservation |
| Narrower | indian reservation; preserve |
| Broader | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division |
| Meaning | Armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency. |
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| Synonyms | military reserve |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Members | reservist |
| Broader | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Meaning | The trait of being uncommunicative. Not volunteering anything more than necessary. |
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| Synonyms | reticence, taciturnity |
| Broader | uncommunicativeness |
| Meaning | Hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Narrower | devote |
| Broader | withhold, keep back |
| Nouns | reservation; reserve |
| Meaning | Give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Synonyms | allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside |
| Broader | assign, allot, portion |
| Nouns | reserve |
| Meaning | Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something |
| Examples | "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" |
| Narrower | book up |
| Broader | request, bespeak, call for, quest |
| Similar to | reserve, hold, book |
| Nouns | reservation; reservation |
| Meaning | Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "reserve me a seat on a flight" |
| Synonyms | hold, book |
| Entails | procure, secure |
| Narrower | keep open, hold open, keep, save |
| Broader | request, bespeak, call for, quest |
| Similar to | reserve |
| Nouns | reservation; reservation |