Spare and Short

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Spare

Spare adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

Usage example: spare vegetation that made foraging very difficult

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Short and spare are semantically related. in do or manage without topic. In some cases you can use "Short" instead the word "Spare" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

Short

Short adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.

Usage example: regrettably, the art supplies are short this year, so you'll have to share

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Spare and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spare" instead the word "Short" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: shorten, shortened, shortage, shortness, shorted

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