Purpose and Reserve

Purpose

Purpose verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.

Reserve and purpose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reserve" instead a verb "Purpose".

Reserve

Reserve verb - To arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use.

Purpose and reserve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purpose" instead a verb "Reserve".

How words are described

good good purpose good reserve
special special purpose special reserve
entire entire purpose entire reserve
secret secret purpose secret reserve
Other adjectives: new, general, greater, larger, said.

Common collocations

anyone purpose anyone reserve anyone

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Touhou Fantastic Nature Reserve: The purpose of Gensokyo's existence, which was eventually made clear from Mountain of Faith onward.
  • Video Game / Super Metroid Auto-Revive: The Reserve Tanks serve this purpose by automatically refilling some of your Energy Tanks before they all completely go empty.
  • Rules Lawyer Rules Lawyers looking for a laugh will occasionally pack the Pyrovore in close to a number of other friendly units, blow it up on purpose and use the technicality to try and wipe out half of the opponent's army (it helps if your own army is in reserve if you try this).
    Source: Rules Lawyer
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