| compare | (noun) qualities that are comparable | Synonyms: comparability, comparison, equivalence |
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| (verb) examine and note the similarities or differences of | - |
| (verb) consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous | Synonyms: equate, liken |
| (verb) to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb | - |
| (verb) be comparable | - |
| pare | (verb) decrease gradually or bit by bit | Synonyms: pare down |
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| (verb) remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size | Synonyms: trim |
| (verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from | Synonyms: whittle |
| (verb) remove the skin from | Synonyms: peel, skin |
| prepare | (verb) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc | Synonyms: fix, gear up, ready, set, set up |
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| (verb) undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | Synonyms: train |
| (verb) create by training and teaching | Synonyms: develop, educate, train |
| (verb) arrange by systematic planning and united effort | Synonyms: devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize |
| (verb) prepare for eating by applying heat | Synonyms: cook, fix, make, ready |
| (verb) to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery | - |
| (verb) lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord | - |
| (verb) educate for a future role or function | Synonyms: groom, train |
| spare | (adjective) lacking in magnitude or quantity | Synonyms: bare, scanty |
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| (adjective) thin and fit | Synonyms: trim |
| (adjective) lacking embellishment or ornamentation | Synonyms: bare, plain, unembellished, unornamented |
| (adjective) not taken up by scheduled activities | Synonyms: free |
| (adjective) more than is needed, desired, or required | Synonyms: excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus |
| (adjective) kept in reserve especially for emergency use | - |
| (noun) a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls | - |
| (noun) an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle | Synonyms: fifth wheel |
| (noun) an extra component of a machine or other apparatus | Synonyms: spare part |
| (verb) use frugally or carefully | - |
| (verb) give up what is not strictly needed | Synonyms: dispense with, give up, part with |
| (verb) refrain from harming | Synonyms: save |
| (verb) save or relieve from an experience or action | - |