» reserve
Words people most associate with “reserve”:
- troops,
- save,
- reservation,
- dinner,
- keep
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Noun (7 meanings)
reserve is a type of:
- propriety, properness, correctitude (noun) - correct or appropriate behavior
types of reserve:
- demureness (noun) - the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
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
reserve is derivationally related to:
- to allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve (verb) - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- to backlog (verb) - accumulate and create a backlog
- to reserve (verb) - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
- to stock, carry, stockpile (verb) - have on hand
3. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced.
reserve is a type of:
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
reserve is derivationally related to:
- to substitute, sub, stand in, fill in (verb) - be a substitute
- to substitute, deputize, deputise, step in (verb) - act as a substitute
- utility, substitute (adjective) - capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
4. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions.
reserve is a type of:
- indefinite quantity (noun) - an estimated quantity
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
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- medicine, medical specialty (noun) - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
5. a district that is reserved for particular purpose.
reserve is a type of:
- administrative district, administrative division, territorial division (noun) - a district defined for administrative purposes
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.
reserve is a type of:
- military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine (noun) - the military forces of a nation
members of reserve:
- reservist (noun) - a member of a military reserve
reserve is derivationally related to:
- reservist (noun) - a member of a military reserve
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine (noun) - the military forces of a nation
7. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary.
reserve is a type of:
- uncommunicativeness (noun) - the trait of being uncommunicative
reserve is derivationally related to:
- reticent, untalkative (adjective) - temperamentally disinclined to talk
- taciturn (adjective) - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
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”
to reserve is a way to:
to reserve is derivationally related to:
- allowance (noun) - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
- appropriable (adjective) - that can be appropriated
- hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark (noun) - a distinctive characteristic or attribute
- reserve, backlog, stockpile (noun) - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
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:
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