Spare
121Spare Rib — trademark a magazine produced in Britain by a group of women working together. It has articles on political subjects as well as stories by women and information on subjects of interest to women, especially ↑racism and ↑feminism, and is read… …
122spare ribs — [ US ˈ. .] n [plural] the ↑ribs of a pig and the meat on them, eaten as food …
123spare room — n a bedroom in your house for guests …
124spare-part surgery — noun uncount BRITISH INFORMAL a medical operation where someone is given an artificial organ or one that belonged to a person who has just died …
125spare room — noun count a room that is not normally used, especially a room in your house that guests can sleep in …
126spare tire — noun count 1. ) an extra wheel with a tire on it that you keep in your car to use if a tire gets damaged 2. ) HUMOROUS a ring of extra flesh around your waist …
127spare-part surgery — Spare part surgery refers to surgery in which a diseased or non functioning organ is replaced with a transplanted or artificial organ …
128spare the rod and spoil the child — This means that if you don t discipline children, they will become spoilt …
129spare tire — spare′ tire′ n. 1) cvb aum a tire kept available as an emergency replacement on a vehicle 2) cvb inf excess fat around the waistline • Etymology: 1920–25 …
130spare the rod and spoil the child — ► spare the rod and spoil the child proverb if children are not physically punished when they do wrong their personal development will suffer. Main Entry: ↑rod …
131spare tyre — ► NOUN 1) an extra tyre carried in a motor vehicle for use in case of puncture. 2) informal a roll of fat round a person s waist …
132spare tire — n. 1. an extra tire and wheel for a motor vehicle, stored in the vehicle for use in an emergency ☆ 2. Slang a bulging layer of fat around the waist …
133spare|rib — «SPAIR RIHB», noun. a rib of pork having less meat than the ribs near the loin. ╂[probably alteration of earlier ribspare < Middle Low German ribbespēr rib cut] …
134spare somebody's blushes — spare sb s ˈblushes idiom (BrE) to save sb from an embarrassing situation • A last minute goal spared their blushes. Main entry: ↑spareidiom …
135spare somebody's feelings — spare sb s ˈfeelings idiom to be careful not to do or say anything that might upset sb Main entry: ↑spareidiom …
136spare-dry — † spare dry see spar n.1 7 …
137spare royal — see spur royal …
138Spare tire — imagestack A spare tire is an additional tire (or tyre see spelling differences) carried in a motor vehicle as a replacement for one that goes flat, a blowout, or other emergency. Spare tire is generally a misnomer, as almost all vehicles… …
139Spare, Austin Osman — (1888–1956) English magician who expressed his occult vision in strange and sometimes frightening art. Austin Osman Spare’s talent for art was widely acknowledged and even called genius. He could have pursued a conventional artist’s career but …
140Spare Parts — Bigfinishbox title=Spare Parts series= Doctor Who number=34 featuring=Fifth Doctor, Nyssa writer=Marc Platt director=Gary Russell producer=Gary Russell Jason Haigh Ellery executive producer=Jacqueline Rayner production code=6CE set between=… …
