» reserve

Words people most associate with “reserve”:

  1. troops,
  2. save,
  3. reservation,
  4. dinner,
  5. keep

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Noun (7 meanings)

1. formality and propriety of manner.

modesty, reserve

reserve is a type of:
types of reserve:
  • demureness (noun) - the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum

2. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.

reserve, backlog, stockpile

reserve is a type of:
  • accumulation (noun) - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
types of reserve:
  • bank (noun) - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
  • fuel level (noun) - the amount of fuel remaining
  • reserve account, reserve fund (noun) - funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments
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3. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced.

substitute, reserve, second-stringer

reserve is a type of:
  • athlete, jock (noun) - a person trained to compete in sports
types of reserve:
  • bench warmer (noun) - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays
  • pinch hitter (noun) - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
reserve is a member of:
  • bench (noun) - the reserve players on a team
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4. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions.

reserve

reserve is a type of:
types of reserve:
  • pulmonary reserve (noun) - the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
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5. a district that is reserved for particular purpose.

reservation, reserve

reserve is a type of:
types of reserve:
  • Indian reservation (noun) - a reservation set aside for the use of Indians
  • preserve (noun) - a reservation where animals are protected

6. armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency.

military reserve, reserve

reserve is a type of:
members of reserve:
  • reservist (noun) - a member of a military reserve
reserve is derivationally related to:
  • reservist (noun) - a member of a military reserve
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7. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary.

reserve, reticence, taciturnity

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Verb (4 meanings)

1. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency.

to reserve

Example:
  • “they held back their applause in anticipation”
to reserve is a way to:
ways to reserve:
  • to devote (verb) - set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
to reserve is derivationally related to:
  • reservation (noun) - the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
  • reserve, backlog, stockpile (noun) - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

2. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause.

to allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve

Examples:
  • “I will earmark this money for your research”,
  • “She sets aside time for meditation every day”
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to reserve is derivationally related to:

3. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance.

to reserve

Example:
  • “We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's”
to reserve is a way to:
ways to reserve:
  • to book up (verb) - book all available places or tickets
to reserve is derivationally related to:
  • booking, reservation (noun) - the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
  • reservation (noun) - something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)
Verb group:
  • to reserve, hold, book (verb) - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

4. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.

to reserve, hold, book

Examples:
  • “reserve me a seat on a flight”,
  • “The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family”,
  • “please hold a table at Maxim's”
to reserve is a way to:
ways to reserve:
to reserve is derivationally related to:
  • bookable (adjective) - subject to being reserved or booked
  • booking, reservation (noun) - the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
  • reservation (noun) - something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)
to reserve entails:
Verb group:
  • to reserve (verb) - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance