The Wordsmith Dictionary

Defn: Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum and Stipa (or Macrochloa ) tenacissima, kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. Loudon.

SPARTH

Sparth, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. spar. ]

Defn: An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd. [Obs. ] He hath a sparth of twenty pound of weight. Chaucer.

SPARVE

SPARVE Sparve, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng. ]

SPARY

SPARY Spar "y, a.

Defn: Sparing; parsimonious. [Obs. ]

New American Oxford Dictionary

spar

spar 1 |spär spɑr | ▶noun a thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship. • the main longitudinal beam of an airplane wing. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French esparre, or from Old Norse sperra; related to Dutch spar and German Sparren .

spar

spar 2 |spɑr spär | ▶verb ( spars, sparring , sparred ) [ no obj. ] make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training: one contestant broke his nose while sparring. • engage in argument, typically of a kind that is prolonged or repeated but not violent: mother and daughter spar regularly over drink, drugs, and career. • (of a gamecock ) fight with the feet or spurs. ▶noun 1 a period or bout of sparring. 2 informal, chiefly Brit. a close friend. ORIGIN Old English sperran, spyrran ‘strike out, ’ of unknown origin; compare with Old Norse sperrask ‘kick out. ’

spar

spar 3 |spɑr spär | ▶noun [ usu. in combination or with modifier ] a crystalline, easily cleavable, light-colored mineral. DERIVATIVES spar ry adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Middle Low German; related to Old English spærstān ‘gypsum. ’

sparable

spar a ble |ˈsparəbəl ˈspɛrəbəl | ▶noun a headless nail used for the soles and heels of shoes. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: contraction of sparrow-bill, in the same sense.

sparagmos

sparagmos |spəˈragməs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the dismemberment of a victim, forming a part of some ancient rituals and represented in Greek myths and tragedies. ORIGIN Greek, literally ‘tearing ’.

sparaxis

sparaxis |spəˈraksɪs | ▶noun a South African plant of the iris family, with slender sword-shaped leaves and showy multicoloured flowers. ●Genus Sparaxis, family Iridaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘laceration ’, from sparassein ‘to tear ’.

spar buoy

spar bu oy ▶noun a buoy made of a spar with one end moored so that the other stands up.

spar deck

spar deck ▶noun an upper deck of a ship or other vessel.

spare

spare |spe (ə )r spɛ (ə )r | ▶adjective 1 additional to what is required for ordinary use: few people had spare cash for inessentials. • not currently in use or occupied: the spare bedroom. 2 with no excess fat; thin: a spare, bearded figure. • elegantly simple: her clothes are smart and spare in style. • meager; nearly inadequate: the furnishings were spare and unadorned. ▶noun 1 an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out. • a spare tire: make sure there are no problems with any of the tires, including the spare. 2 (in tenpin bowling ) an act of knocking down all the pins with two consecutive rolls of the ball. ▶verb 1 [ with two objs. ] give (something of which one has enough ) to (someone ); afford to give to: she asked if I could spare her a dollar or two. • make free or available: I'm sure you can spare me a moment. • [ no obj. ] archaic be frugal: but some will spend, and some will spare. 2 [ with obj. ] refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing: there was no way the men would spare her. • [ with two objs. ] refrain from inflicting (something ) on (someone ): the country had until now been spared the violence occurring elsewhere. • (spare oneself ) [ with negative ] try to ensure or satisfy one's own comfort or needs: in her concern to help others, she has never spared herself. PHRASES go spare Brit. informal 1 become extremely angry or distraught: he'd go spare if he lost the money. 2 be unwanted or not needed and therefore available for use: I didn't have much money going spare. spare no effort do everything one possibly can in order to achieve something: we will spare no effort to secure the release of the captives. spare no expense (or no expense spared ) pay any amount in order to achieve something. spare the rod and spoil the child see rod. spare a thought for chiefly Brit. remember: spare a thought for our volunteer group at Christmas. to spare left over: that turkey will feed ten people with some to spare. DERIVATIVES spare ly adverb, spare ness noun, spar er noun ( rare )ORIGIN Old English spær ‘not plentiful, meager, ’ sparian ‘refrain from injuring, ’ ‘refrain from using, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare. ’

spare part

spare part |ˈˌspɛ (ə )r ˈpɑrt | ▶noun a duplicate part to replace a lost or damaged part of a machine.

spare-part surgery

spare-part sur |gery ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal the treatment of organ failure by surgical transplantation or the insertion of artificial replacements.

spareribs

spare ribs |ˈspe (ə )rˌribz ˈspɛrˌrɪbz |(also spare ribs ) ▶plural noun closely trimmed ribs of pork or sometimes beef. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from Middle Low German ribbesper (by transposition of the syllables ), and associated with the adjective spare .

spare time

spare time ▶noun time that is not taken up by one's usual activities; leisure time.

spare tire

spare tire ▶noun an extra tire carried in a motor vehicle for emergencies. • informal a roll of fat around a person's waist.

sparge

sparge |spärj spɑrʤ |chiefly technical ▶verb [ with obj. ] moisten by sprinkling, esp. with water in brewing. ▶noun the action of sprinkling or splashing. • a spray of hot water, esp. water sprinkled over malt when brewing. DERIVATIVES sparg er noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘sprinkle (water ) around ’): apparently from Latin spargere ‘to sprinkle. ’ The current senses date from the early 19th cent.

sparid

spar id |ˈsparid ˈspɛrəd | ▶noun Zoology a fish of the sea bream family (Sparidae ), whose members are marine and have deep bodies with long spiny dorsal fins. ORIGIN 1960s: from modern Latin Sparidae (plural ), via Latin from Greek sparos ‘sea bream. ’

sparing

spar ing |ˈspe (ə )riNG ˈspɛ (ə )rɪŋ | ▶adjective moderate; economical: physicians advised sparing use of the ointment. DERIVATIVES spar ing ly adverb, spar ing ness noun

spark

spark 1 |spärk spɑrk | ▶noun 1 a small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two hard surfaces such as stone or metal. • a light produced by a sudden disruptive electrical discharge through the air. • a discharge such as this serving to ignite the explosive mixture in an internal combustion engine. • a small bright object or point: there was a spark of light. 2 a trace of a specified quality or intense feeling: a tiny spark of anger flared within her. • a sense of liveliness and excitement: there was a spark between them at their first meeting. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] emit sparks of fire or electricity: the ignition sparks as soon as the gas is turned on. • produce sparks at the point where an electric circuit is interrupted. 2 [ with obj. ] ignite: the explosion sparked a fire. • provide the stimulus for (a dramatic event or process ): the severity of the plan sparked off street protests. PHRASES spark out Brit. informal completely unconscious: I think he would knock Bowe spark out. sparks fly an encounter becomes heated or lively: sparks always fly when you two get together. DERIVATIVES spark er noun, spark less adjective, spark y adjective ORIGIN Old English spærca, spearca, of unknown origin.

spark

spark 2 |spɑrk spärk | archaic ▶noun a lively young fellow. ▶verb [ no obj. ] engage in courtship. DERIVATIVES spark ish adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably a figurative use of spark 1 .

Spark, Dame Muriel

Spark, Dame Muriel |spärk spɑrk | (1918 –2006 ), Scottish novelist. Notable works: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961 ), The Mandelbaum Gate (1965 ), and Symposium (1990 ).

spark chamber

spark cham ber ▶noun Physics an apparatus designed to show ionizing particles.

spark gap

spark gap ▶noun a space between electrical terminals across which a transient discharge passes.

sparking plug

spark ing plug ▶noun Brit. another term for spark plug.

sparkle

spar kle |ˈspärkəl ˈspɑrkəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 shine brightly with flashes of light: her earrings sparkled as she turned her head. 2 be vivacious and witty: after a glass of wine, she began to sparkle. ▶noun 1 a glittering flash of light: there was a sparkle in his eyes. 2 vivacity and wit: she's got a kind of sparkle. DERIVATIVES spar kly adjective ORIGIN Middle English: frequentative (verb ) or diminutive (noun ) of spark 1 .

sparkler

spar kler |ˈspärk (ə )lər ˈspɑrk (ə )lər | ▶noun 1 a thing that sparkles, in particular: • a handheld firework that emits sparks. • informal a gemstone, esp. a diamond. • informal a sparkling wine. 2 a nozzle attached to the spout on a beer pump to give the beer a frothy head.

sparkling

spar kling |ˈspärk (ə )liNG ˈspɑːrklɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 shining brightly with flashes of light: her sparkling blue eyes. • lively and witty: sparkling dialogue. 2 (of a drink ) effervescent: sparkling wine. Compare with still 1. DERIVATIVES spar kling ly adverb

spark plug

spark plug |ˈspɑrk ˌpləɡ | ▶noun a device for firing the explosive mixture in an internal combustion engine.

Sparks

Sparks |spärks spɑrks | a city in western Nevada, just east of Reno; pop. 88,602 (est. 2008 ).

sparling

spar ling |ˈspärliNG ˈspɑrlɪŋ | ▶noun an edible European smelt (fish ) that migrates into fresh water to spawn. [Osmerus eperlanus, family Osmeridae. ] ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French esperlinge, of Germanic origin.

sparring partner

spar ring part ner |spɑrɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər | ▶noun a boxer employed to engage in sparring with another as training. • a person with whom one continually argues or contends.

sparrow

spar row |ˈsparō ˈspɛroʊ | ▶noun 1 a small finchlike Old World bird related to the weaverbirds, typically with brown and gray plumage. [Family Passeridae (or Ploceidae ): four genera, in particular Passer, and many species, e.g., the cosmopolitan house sparrow (P. domesticus ).] 2 any of a number of birds that resemble true sparrows in size or color. [● an American bunting (many genera in the subfamily Emberizinae, family Emberizidae ). ● a waxbill, in particular the Java sparrow. ] ORIGIN Old English spearwa, of Germanic origin.

sparrow fart

spar |row fart ▶noun (in phrase at sparrow fart ) informal very early in the morning.

sparrowgrass

spar row grass |ˈsparōˌgras ˈspæroʊɡræs | ▶noun dialect term for asparagus. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: corruption (by folk etymology ) of obsolete sparagus ‘asparagus. ’

sparrow hawk

spar row hawk ▶noun a small Old World woodland hawk that preys on small birds. [Genus Accipiter, family Accipitridae: many species, in particular the widespread northern sparrow hawk (A. nisus ).] • the American kestrel (see kestrel ).

sparse

sparse |spärs spɑrs | ▶adjective thinly dispersed or scattered: areas of sparse population. • austere; meager: an elegantly sparse chamber. DERIVATIVES sparse ly adverb, sparse ness noun, spar si ty |ˈspärsitē |noun ORIGIN early 18th cent. (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced ’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter. ’

Sparta

Spar ta |ˈspärtə ˈspɑrdə | a city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 14,400 (est. 2009 ). It was a powerful city state in the 5th century bc and defeated its rival Athens in the Peloponnesian War to become the leading city of Greece.

Spartacist

Spar ta cist |ˈspärtəsist ˈspɑrdəsəst | ▶noun a member of the Spartacus League.

Spartacus

Spar ta cus |ˈspärtəkəs ˈspɑrdəkəs | (died c. 71 bc ), Thracian slave and gladiator. He led a revolt against Rome in 73, but eventually was defeated by Crassus in 71 and crucified.

Spartacus League

Spar ta cus League a German revolutionary socialist group founded in 1916 by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht (1871 –1919 ). At the end of 1918 the group became the German Communist Party, which in 1919 organized an uprising in Berlin that was brutally crushed. ORIGIN Spartacus was adopted as a pseudonym by Karl Liebknecht.

Spartan

Spar tan |ˈspärtn spɑrtn | ▶adjective of or relating to Sparta in ancient Greece. • (usu. spartan ) showing the indifference to comfort or luxury traditionally associated with ancient Sparta: spartan but adequate rooms. ▶noun a citizen of Sparta.

Spartan

Spartan 2 |ˈspɑːt (ə )n | ▶noun a Canadian dessert apple of a variety with crisp white flesh and maroon-flushed yellow skin.

Spartanburg

Spar tan burg |ˈspärtnˌbərg ˈspɑrtnbərɡ | an industrial and commercial city in northwestern South Carolina; pop. 39,584 (est. 2008 ).

spartina

spar ti na |ˈspärtn -ə ˈspɑrtnə |(also spartina grass ) ▶noun a plant of a genus that comprises the cordgrasses. [Genus Spartina, family Gramineae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek spartinē ‘rope. ’

spar tree

spar tree ▶noun Forestry a tree or other tall structure to which cables are attached for hauling logs.

Oxford Dictionary

spar

spar 1 |spɑː | ▶noun a thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship. • the main longitudinal beam of an aeroplane wing. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French esparre, or from Old Norse sperra; related to Dutch spar and German Sparren .

spar

spar 2 |spɑː | ▶verb ( spars, sparring, sparred ) [ no obj. ] 1 make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training: one contestant broke his nose while sparring. • argue with someone without marked hostility: mother and daughter spar regularly over drink, drugs, and career. 2 (of a gamecock ) fight with the feet or spurs. ▶noun 1 a period or bout of sparring. 2 informal a close friend. ORIGIN Old English sperran, spyrran ‘strike out ’, of unknown origin; compare with Old Norse sperrask ‘kick out ’.

spar

spar 3 |spɑː | ▶noun [ usu. in combination or with modifier ] a crystalline, easily cleavable, translucent or transparent mineral. DERIVATIVES sparry adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Middle Low German; related to Old English spærstān ‘gypsum ’.

sparable

sparable |ˈsparəb (ə )l | ▶noun a headless nail used for the soles and heels of shoes. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: contraction of sparrow-bill (in the same sense ), with reference to the nail's shape.

sparagmos

sparaxis

spar buoy

spar buoy ▶noun a buoy made of a spar with one end moored so that the other stands up.

spar deck

spar deck ▶noun the light upper deck of a vessel.

spare

spare |spɛː | ▶adjective 1 additional to what is required for ordinary use: few people had spare cash for inessentials. • not currently in use or occupied: a spare seat. • (of time ) not taken up by one's usual duties or activities; available for leisure: he tried to write poetry in his spare time. 2 with no excess fat; thin: a spare, bearded figure. 3 elegantly simple: her clothes are smart and spare in style. ▶noun 1 an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out. 2 (in tenpin bowling ) an act of knocking down all the pins with two balls. ▶verb 1 [ with two objs ] give (something of which one has enough ) to (someone ): she asked if I could spare her a bob or two. • make free or available: I'm sure you can spare me a moment. 2 [ with obj. ] refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing: there was no way the men would spare her. • [ with two objs ] refrain from inflicting (something unpleasant ) on (someone ): the country had until now been spared the violence occurring elsewhere. 3 (spare oneself ) [ with negative ] try to ensure or satisfy one's own comfort or needs: in her concern to help others, she has never spared herself. 4 [ no obj. ] archaic be frugal: but some will spend, and some will spare. PHRASES go spare Brit. informal become extremely angry or distraught. spare someone's blushes see blush. spare no effort do everything one possibly can in order to achieve something: we will spare no effort to secure the release of the captives. spare no expense (or no expense spared ) pay any amount of money in order to achieve something. spare the rod and spoil the child see rod. spare a thought for remember: spare a thought for our volunteer group at Christmas. to spare left over: that turkey will feed ten people with some to spare. DERIVATIVES sparely adverb, spareness noun, sparer noun ( rare )ORIGIN Old English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre ’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring ’, ‘refrain from using ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare ’.

spare part

spare part ▶noun a duplicate part to replace a lost or damaged part of a machine.

spare-part surgery

spare-part sur |gery ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal the treatment of organ failure by surgical transplantation or the insertion of artificial replacements.

spare rib

spare rib ▶noun (usu. spare ribs ) a closely trimmed rib of pork. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from Middle Low German ribbesper (by transposition of the syllables ), and associated with the adjective spare .

spare time

spare time ▶noun time that is not taken up by one's usual activities; leisure time.

spare tyre

spare tyre ▶noun 1 an extra tyre carried in a motor vehicle for use in case of a puncture. 2 informal a roll of fat round a person's waist.

sparge

sparge |spɑːdʒ |chiefly technical ▶verb [ with obj. ] moisten by sprinkling with water, especially in brewing. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of sprinkling or splashing. • [ count noun ] a spray of hot water, especially water sprinkled over malt when brewing. DERIVATIVES sparger noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘sprinkle (water ) about ’): apparently from Latin spargere ‘to sprinkle ’. The current senses date from the early 19th cent.

sparid

sparid |ˈsparɪd, ˈspeɪrɪd | ▶noun Zoology a fish of the sea bream family (Sparidae ), whose members are marine and have deep bodies with long spiny dorsal fins. ORIGIN 1960s: from modern Latin Sparidae (plural ), via Latin from Greek sparos ‘sea bream ’.

sparing

spar ¦ing |ˈspɛːrɪŋ | ▶adjective moderate; economical: physicians advised sparing use of the ointment. DERIVATIVES sparingly adverb, sparingness noun

spark

spark 1 |spɑːk | ▶noun 1 a small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two hard surfaces such as stone or metal. • a small flash of light produced by a sudden disruptive electrical discharge through the air. • a discharge such as this serving to ignite the explosive mixture in an internal-combustion engine. 2 a small amount of a quality or intense feeling: a tiny spark of anger flared within her. • a sense of liveliness and excitement: there was a spark between them at their first meeting. 3 (also Sparks ) informal used as a nickname for a radio operator or an electrician, especially in the armed forces. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] emit sparks of fire or electricity: the ignition sparks as soon as the gas is turned on. • produce sparks at the point where an electric circuit is interrupted. 2 [ with obj. ] ignite: the explosion sparked a fire. • provide the stimulus for (an event or process ): the trial sparked a furious row | the severity of the plan sparked off street protests. PHRASES spark out Brit. informal completely unconscious: I think he would knock Bowe spark out. sparks fly an encounter becomes heated or lively. strike sparks off each other (or one another ) (of two or more people ) creatively inspire each other while working on something. DERIVATIVES sparkless adjective ORIGIN Old English spærca, spearca, of unknown origin.

spark

spark 2 |spɑːk | archaic ▶noun a lively young man. ▶verb [ no obj. ] engage in courtship. DERIVATIVES sparkish adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably a figurative use of spark 1 .

Spark, Dame Muriel

Spark |spɑːk | (1918 –2006 ), Scottish novelist. Notable works: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961 ) and The Mandelbaum Gate (1965 ).

spark chamber

spark cham |ber ▶noun Physics an apparatus designed to show ionizing particles.

spark gap

spark gap ▶noun a space between electrical terminals across which a transient discharge passes.

sparking plug

spark |ing plug ▶noun Brit. another term for spark plug.

sparkle

spar ¦kle |ˈspɑːk (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 shine brightly with flashes of light: her earrings sparkled as she turned her head. 2 be vivacious and witty: after a glass of wine, she began to sparkle. ▶noun 1 a glittering flash of light: there was a sparkle in his eyes. 2 [ mass noun ] vivacity and wit: she's got a kind of sparkle. DERIVATIVES sparkly adjective ( sparklier, sparkliest ) ORIGIN Middle English: frequentative (verb ) or diminutive (noun ) of spark 1 .

sparkler

spark |ler |ˈspɑːklə | ▶noun 1 a handheld firework that emits sparks. 2 informal a gemstone, especially a diamond. 3 informal a sparkling wine. 4 a nozzle attached to the spout on a beer pump to give the beer a frothy head.

sparkling

spark |ling |ˈspɑːk (ə )lɪŋ, ˈspɑːklɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 shining brightly with flashes of light: her sparkling blue eyes. • lively and witty: sparkling dialogue. 2 (of a drink ) effervescent; fizzy: sparkling wine. DERIVATIVES sparklingly adverb

spark plug

spark plug ▶noun a device for firing the explosive mixture in an internal-combustion engine.

Sparks

Sparks |spärks spɑrks | a city in western Nevada, just east of Reno; pop. 88,602 (est. 2008 ).

sparky

sparky |ˈspɑːki | ▶adjective ( sparkier, sparkiest ) lively and high-spirited: her sparky personality. ▶noun Brit. informal an electrician.

sparling

spar |ling |ˈspɑːlɪŋ | ▶noun an edible European smelt (fish ) which migrates into fresh water to spawn. ●Osmerus eperlanus, family Osmeridae. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French esperlinge, of Germanic origin.

sparring partner

spar |ring part |ner ▶noun a boxer employed to engage in sparring with another as training. • a person with whom one continually argues or contends.

sparrow

spar |row |ˈsparəʊ | ▶noun 1 a small finch-like Old World bird related to the weaver birds, typically with brown and grey plumage. ●Family Passeridae (or Ploceidae ): four genera, in particular Passer, and many species, e.g. the cosmopolitan house sparrow (P. domesticus ). 2 [ usu. with modifier ] any of a number of birds that resemble true sparrows in size or colour: ● an American bunting (many genera in the subfamily Emberizinae, family Emberizidae ). ● a waxbill, in particular the Java sparrow. ● see hedge sparrow . ORIGIN Old English spearwa, of Germanic origin.

sparrow fart

spar |row fart ▶noun (in phrase at sparrow fart ) informal very early in the morning.

sparrow grass

spar |row grass ▶noun dialect term for asparagus. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: corruption (by folk etymology ) of obsolete sparagus ‘asparagus ’.

sparrowhawk

spar ¦row |hawk |ˈsparəʊhɔːk | ▶noun a small Old World woodland hawk that preys on small birds. ●Genus Accipiter, family Accipitridae: many species, in particular the widespread northern sparrowhawk (A. nisus ). • N. Amer. the American kestrel (see kestrel ).

sparse

sparse |spɑːs | ▶adjective thinly dispersed or scattered: areas of sparse population. • scanty; in short supply: information on earnings is sparse. DERIVATIVES sparsely adverb, sparseness noun, sparsity noun ORIGIN early 18th cent. (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced ’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter ’.

Sparta

Sparta |ˈspɑːtə | a city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 14,400 (est. 2009 ). It was a powerful city state in the 5th century bc, defeating its rival Athens in the Peloponnesian War to become the leading city of Greece.

Spartacist

Spartacist |ˈspɑːtəsɪst, -təkɪst | ▶noun a member of the Spartacus League.

Spartacus

Spartacus |ˈspɑːtəkəs | (died c. 71 bc ), Thracian slave and gladiator. He led a revolt against Rome in 73, but was eventually defeated by Crassus in 71 and killed in battle.

Spartacus League

Spar ¦ta |cus League a German revolutionary socialist group founded in 1916 by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht (1871 –1919 ). At the end of 1918 the group became the German Communist Party, which in 1919 organized an uprising in Berlin that was brutally crushed. ORIGIN Spartacus was adopted as a pseudonym by Karl Liebknecht.

Spartan

Spartan 1 |ˈspɑːt (ə )n | ▶adjective relating to Sparta in ancient Greece. ▶noun a citizen of Sparta.

Spartan

Spartan 2 |ˈspɑːt (ə )n | ▶noun a Canadian dessert apple of a variety with crisp white flesh and maroon-flushed yellow skin.

spartan

spar |tan |ˈspɑːt (ə )n | ▶adjective showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury: the accommodation was fairly spartan. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Spartan 1, because the inhabitants of Sparta were traditionally held to be indifferent to comfort or luxury.

Spartanburg

Spar tan burg |ˈspärtnˌbərg ˈspɑrtnbərɡ | an industrial and commercial city in northwestern South Carolina; pop. 39,584 (est. 2008 ).

spartina

spartina |spɑːˈtʌɪnə, -ˈtiːnə |(also spartina grass ) ▶noun a plant of a genus that comprises the cordgrasses. ●Genus Spartina, family Gramineae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek spartinē ‘rope ’.

spar tree

spar tree ▶noun Forestry a tree or other tall structure to which cables are attached for hauling logs.

American Oxford Thesaurus

spar

spar verb they sparred over every little thing: quarrel, argue, fight, disagree, differ, be at odds, be at variance, fall out, dispute, squabble, wrangle, bandy words, cross swords, lock horns, be at loggerheads; informal scrap, spat.

spare

spare adjective 1 a spare set of keys: extra, supplementary, additional, second, other, alternative, alternate; emergency, reserve, backup, relief, fallback, substitute; fresh. 2 they sold off the spare land: surplus, superfluous, excessive, extra; redundant, unnecessary, inessential, unessential, unneeded, uncalled for, dispensable, disposable, expendable, unwanted; informal going begging. 3 your spare time: free, leisure, own. 4 a man of spare build. See thin (sense 3 of the adjective ). ▶verb 1 sorry, I can't spare a quarter: afford, do without, manage without, dispense with, part with, give, provide. 2 their captors eventually spared them: pardon, let off, forgive, reprieve, release, free; leave uninjured, leave unhurt; be merciful to, show mercy to, have mercy on, be lenient to, have pity on.

sparing

sparing adjective a fiercely sparing man, he died rich and friendless: thrifty, economical, frugal, canny, careful, prudent, cautious; mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close-fisted, penny-pinching, ungenerous, close, grasping; informal stingy, cheap, tightfisted, tight, mingy, money-grubbing. ANTONYMS lavish. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See economical . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

spark

spark noun 1 a spark of light: flash, glint, twinkle, flicker, flare, pinprick. 2 not a spark of truth in the story: particle, iota, jot, whit, glimmer, atom, bit, trace, vestige, ounce, shred, crumb, grain, mite, hint, touch, suggestion, whisper, scintilla; informal smidgen, tad. ▶verb the trial sparked a furious debate: cause, give rise to, lead to, occasion, bring about, start, initiate, precipitate, prompt, trigger (off ), provoke, stimulate, stir up.

sparkle

sparkle verb 1 her earrings sparkled: glitter, glint, glisten, twinkle, flash, blink, wink, shimmer, shine, gleam; literary coruscate, glister. 2 she sparkled as the hostess: be lively, be vivacious, be animated, be ebullient, be exuberant, be bubbly, be effervescent, be witty, be full of life. ▶noun the sparkle of the pool: glitter, glint, twinkle, flicker, shimmer, flash, shine, gleam; literary coruscation.

sparkling

sparkling adjective 1 sparkling wine: effervescent, fizzy, carbonated, aerated, gassy, bubbly, frothy; spumante. ANTONYMS still, flat. 2 a sparkling performance: brilliant, dazzling, scintillating, exciting, exhilarating, stimulating, invigorating; vivacious, lively, vibrant, animated. ANTONYMS dull.

sparse

sparse adjective areas of sparse population: scant, scanty, scattered, scarce, infrequent, few and far between; meager, paltry, skimpy, limited, in short supply. ANTONYMS abundant.

spartan

spartan adjective the monk's spartan cell: austere, harsh, hard, frugal, stringent, rigorous, strict, stern, severe; ascetic, abstemious; bleak, joyless, grim, bare, stark, plain. ANTONYMS luxurious.

Oxford Thesaurus

spar

spar verb the sight of husband and wife sparring in public: quarrel, argue, have a row /fight, row, fight, disagree, fail to agree, differ, be at odds, have a misunderstanding, be at variance, fall out, dispute, squabble, brawl, bicker, chop logic, wrangle, bandy words, cross swords, lock horns, be at each other's throats, be at loggerheads; informal scrap, argufy, spat, have a spat; archaic altercate.

spare

spare adjective 1 a spare set of keys: extra, supplementary, additional, second, another, alternative, emergency, reserve, backup, relief, fallback, substitute, fresh, auxiliary, ancillary; N. Amer. alternate. ANTONYMS principal. 2 the company proposes to sell off spare land: surplus, surplus to requirements, superfluous, too much /many, supernumerary, excessive, in excess, going begging; redundant, not required, unnecessary, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded, uncalled for, dispensable, disposable, expendable, unwanted, useless; French de trop. ANTONYMS useful, required. 3 what do you do in your spare time? free, leisure, unoccupied, own. ANTONYMS occupied. 4 a spare, bearded figure: slender, lean; willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissom, graceful, snake-hipped, rangy, clean-limbed, trim, slight, slightly built, without an ounce of fat; thin, as thin as a reed, skinny, size-zero, gaunt, attenuated, lanky, spindly; informal skin and bone; rare gracile, attenuate. ANTONYMS fat. PHRASES go spare Brit. informal he'll go spare if you're late: become very angry, become enraged, go into a rage, lose one's temper; informal go /get mad, go crazy, go wild, see red, go bananas, hit the roof, go through the roof, go up the wall, go off the deep end, fly off the handle, blow one's top, blow a fuse /gasket, lose one's rag, go ape, flip, flip one's lid, go non-linear, go ballistic, go psycho; Brit. informal go crackers, do one's nut; N. Amer. informal flip one's wig, blow one's lid /stack; vulgar slang go apeshit. ▶verb 1 he could not spare any money: afford, do without, manage without, get along without, dispense with, part with, give, let someone have, provide. 2 animal lovers launched an appeal to spare the dog | few of the men were spared by their captors: not harm, leave uninjured, leave unhurt; be merciful to, show mercy to, have mercy on, be lenient to, deal leniently with, have pity on; pardon, grant a pardon to, excuse, leave unpunished, forgive, reprieve, release, free, let off, amnesty; informal go easy on. PHRASES to spare we still have a few plants to spare: left over, left, over, remaining, unused, unneeded, not required, still available, surplus to requirements; superfluous, surplus, extra; informal going begging.

sparing

sparing adjective he was more sparing with his admiration than with his criticism: thrifty, economical, frugal, canny, careful, prudent, cautious, abstemious, saving, scrimping, parsimonious; mean, miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, ungenerous, penurious, illiberal, close, grasping, Scrooge-like, stinting; informal stingy, tight-fisted, tight, mingy, money-grubbing, skinflinty; N. Amer. informal cheap; archaic near; Brit. vulgar slang tight-arsed, tight as a duck's arse. ANTONYMS extravagant, lavish.

spark

spark noun 1 a spark of light: flash, flicker, flare, glint, twinkle, scintillation, streak, spot, pinprick. 2 there was not a spark of truth in what he said: particle, iota, jot, whit, glimmer, flicker, atom, speck, bit, trace, vestige, ounce, shred, crumb, morsel, fragment, grain, drop, spot, mite, tittle, jot or tittle, modicum, hint, touch, suggestion, whisper, suspicion, scintilla; informal smidgen, smidge, tad; Irish informal stim; archaic scantling, scruple. 3 we like to get new members for the group as it gives us more spark: liveliness, animation, life, bounce, sparkle, effervescence, fizz, verve, spirit, pep, spiritedness, ebullience, high spirits, enthusiasm, initiative, vitality, vivacity, fire, dash, go, panache, elan, snap, zest, zeal, exuberance; vigour, energy, gusto, drive, push, brio, dynamism; informal feistiness, get-up-and-go, gumption, oomph, pizzazz, vim, zing, zip. ▶verb the collapse of the trial sparked a furious row last night: give rise to, cause, lead to, set in motion, occasion, bring about, bring on, begin, start, initiate, precipitate, prompt, trigger (off ), set off, touch off, provoke, incite, stimulate, stir up. ANTONYMS bring to an end.

sparkle

sparkle verb 1 her earrings sparkled as she turned her head: glitter, glint, glisten, twinkle, flicker, flash, blink, wink, shimmer, dance, shine, gleam, glow; literary glister; rare coruscate, fulgurate, effulge. 2 after a glass of wine, she began to sparkle: be lively, be vivacious, be animated, be ebullient, be exuberant, be bubbly, be effervescent, be sparkling, be witty, be brilliant, be enthusiastic, be full of life. ▶noun 1 I swim every day and I love the blue sparkle of the pool: glitter, glint, twinkle, twinkling, flicker, flickering, shimmer, flash, flashing, blinking, winking, dancing, shine, gleam, glow; rare coruscation, fulguration, effulgence. 2 she reminded Melissa of champagne, full of fizz and sparkle: vivacity, animation, liveliness, vitality, life, verve, high spirits, exuberance, zest, buoyancy, effervescence, enthusiasm, ardour, energy, vigour, go, elan, gusto, brio, bounce, spirit, spiritedness, dynamism, activity, fire, panache, colour, dash, drive; informal oomph, pizzazz, pep, zing, zip, vim, get-up-and-go.

sparkling

sparkling adjective 1 sparkling silver jewellery: glittering, glinting, glistening, scintillating, twinkling, flickering, flashing, shimmering, shimmery, bright, brilliant, iridescent, opalescent, lustrous, dancing, shining, gleaming, glowing; literary glistering; rare coruscating, coruscant, fulgurating, effulgent, scintillant. ANTONYMS dull, matte. 2 sparkling wine: effervescent, fizzy, carbonated, aerated, gassy, bubbly, bubbling, fizzing, foaming, frothy; French mousseux, pétillant; Italian spumante, frizzante; German Schaum-, Perl-. ANTONYMS still, flat. 3 a sparkling performance: brilliant, dazzling, scintillating, exciting, exhilarating, stimulating, invigorating; vivacious, effervescent, lively, vibrant, animated, ebullient, bright; witty, clever; rare coruscating. ANTONYMS boring, dull, pedestrian.

sparse

sparse adjective areas of sparse population: scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between; meagre, paltry, skimpy, limited, in short supply, at a premium, hard to come by; slight, thin. ANTONYMS abundant, plentiful; thick. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD sparse, scanty, meagre See meagre . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

spartan

spartan adjective a spartan life | spartan but adequate rooms: austere, harsh, hard, frugal, stringent, rigorous, arduous, strict, stern, severe, rigid; ascetic, abstemious, self-denying, hair-shirt; bleak, joyless, grim, bare, stark, uncomfortable, simple, plain. ANTONYMS luxurious, opulent.

Duden Dictionary

Sparbetrag

Spar be trag Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rbetrag |gesparter Betrag

Sparbrenner

Spar bren ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rbrenner | Brenner 1 , der wenig Brennstoff verbraucht

Sparbrief

Spar brief Substantiv, maskulin Bankwesen , der |Sp a rbrief |Urkunde über eine für einen bestimmten Zeitraum zinsgünstig festgelegte Geldsumme in Sparbriefen angelegtes Geld

Sparbuch

Spar buch Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rbuch |kleineres Heft, das eine Sparkasse, eine Bank an jemanden, der sparen will, ausgibt und in dem sie die ein- oder ausgezahlten Beträge quittiert ein Sparbuch anlegen, einrichten | sie hat ein Sparbuch | auf meinem Sparbuch sind zurzeit zweitausend Euro (mein Sparbuch weist zurzeit ein Guthaben von zweitausend Euro aus )

Sparbüchse

Spar büch se Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rbüchse | Büchse 1c , in die jemand durch einen dafür vorgesehenen Schlitz Geld steckt, das er sparen möchte hier hast du einen Euro für deine Sparbüchse

Spareinlage

Spar ein la ge Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a reinlage |auf das Sparkonto eines Geldinstituts eingezahlte Geldsumme

sparen

spa ren schwaches Verb |sp a ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch sparn, althochdeutsch sparēn, sparōn = bewahren, schonen, zu althochdeutsch spar = sparsam, knapp, ursprünglich wohl = weit-, ausreichend 1 a Geld nicht ausgeben, sondern [für einen bestimmten Zweck ] zurücklegen, auf ein Konto einzahlen eifrig, fleißig, viel, wenig sparen | bei einer Bank, Bausparkasse sparen | auf, für ein Haus sparen | sie sparen für ihre Kinder | mit Akkusativ-Objekt einen größeren Betrag sparen | er spart jeden Monat mindestens hundert Euro | wie viel hast du schon gespart? (zusammengespart )spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not b sparsam, haushälterisch sein; bestrebt sein, von etwas möglichst wenig zu verbrauchen er kann nicht sparen | wir müssen sparen | sie spart am falschen Ende | er spart mit jedem Cent (umgangssprachlich ; er ist übertrieben sparsam ) | bei dem Essen war an nichts gespart worden es war sehr üppig | mit Akkusativ-Objekt Strom, Gas sparen | figurativ er sparte nicht mit Lob 2 nicht verwenden, nicht gebrauchen, nicht aufwenden, nicht ausgeben wenn wir zu Fuß gehen, sparen wir das Fahrgeld | er brachte den Brief selbst hin, um das Porto zu sparen | figurativ Zeit, Kraft, Arbeit, Nerven sparen 3 a ersparen 2 du sparst dir, ihm viel Ärger, wenn du das nicht machst | die Mühe, den Weg hätten wir uns sparen können b sich sparen sich schenken 3b spar dir deine Erklärungen | deine Ratschläge kannst du dir sparen 4 veraltet sich, etwas schonen er sparte sich nicht

Sparer

Spa rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rer |der Sparer; Genitiv: des Sparers, Plural: die Sparer jemand, der spart (besonders bei einer Bank oder Sparkasse ) ein eifriger Sparer | die kleinen Sparer (Sparer kleinerer Geldbeträge )

Sparerfreibetrag

Spa rer frei be trag Substantiv, maskulin Steuerwesen , der |Sparerfr ei betrag |Betrag, der vor der Berechnung der Steuer vom Sparguthaben, von den Spareinlagen abgezogen werden kann

Spareribs

Spare ribs Pluralwort Kochkunst , die |ˈspɛərɪbz |Pluraletantum englisch spare ribs (Plural ), vielleicht < mittelniederdeutsch ribbespeer (Rippenspeer ) unter Anlehnung an englisch spare = mager, hager, dünn; 2. Bestandteil englisch ribs = Rippen, verwandt mit Rippe von relativ wenig Fleisch umgebenes Stück vom unteren Ende einer Schweinerippe gegrillte Spareribs

Sparerin

Spa re rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rerin |weibliche Form zu Sparer

Sparflamme

Spar flam me Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rflamme |ohne Plural (besonders bei Gasöfen ) sehr kleine Flamme, die mit einem Minimum an Brennstoff brennt auf Sparflamme kochen | figurativ er arbeitet auf Sparflamme (umgangssprachlich scherzhaft ; ohne sich anzustrengen, mit geringem Kraftaufwand )

Sparförderung

Spar för de rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rförderung |[staatliche ] Förderung des Sparens durch günstige Zinssätze, Sparprämien o. Ä.

Spargel

Spar gel Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin , der oder die |Sp a rgel |der Spargel; Genitiv: des Spargels, Plural: die Spargel, (schweizerisch meist : ) Spargeln, (süddeutsch, schweizerisch auch : ) die Spargel; Genitiv: der Spargel, Plural: die Spargeln spätmittelhochdeutsch sparger, über das Romanische (vgl. älter italienisch sparago, mittellateinisch sparagus ) < lateinisch asparagus < griechisch asp (h )áragos = Spargel; junger Trieb 1 weißlich gelber oder grüner, stangenförmiger Spross der Spargelpflanze, der als Gemüse gegessen wird 2 als Gemüse verwendete Spargel 1 frischer, weißer Spargel | was kostet der Spargel ? | ein Bund, ein Kilo, fünf Stangen Spargel | fünf dicke Spargel | Spargel anbauen, stechen, schälen, kochen, essen | es gab Spargel mit Schinken

Spargelbeet

Spar gel beet Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rgelbeet |Beet mit Spargel 1

Spargeld

Spar geld Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rgeld |gespartes, auf einem Sparkonto liegendes Geld etwas von seinem Spargeld kaufen

Spargelgemüse

Spar gel ge mü se Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rgelgemüse |als Gemüse zubereiteter Spargel

Spargelgrün

Spar gel grün Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rgelgrün |das Spargelgrün; Genitiv: des Spargelgrüns das Grün 2 des Spargels 1

Spargelkohl

Spar gel kohl Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rgelkohl |Brokkoli

Spargelkraut

Spar gel kraut Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rgelkraut |ohne Plural Spargelgrün

Spargelspitze

Spar gel spit ze Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rgelspitze |zarte Spitze des Spargels 2

Spargelsuppe

Spar gel sup pe Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rgelsuppe |aus Spargel 2 zubereitete Suppe

Spargeltarzan

Spar gel tar zan Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich scherzhaft , der |Sp a rgeltarzan |der Spargeltarzan; Genitiv: des Spargeltarzans, Plural: die Spargeltarzane oder Spargeltarzans schmächtiger Junge, Mann er ist ein Spargeltarzan

Spargeltopf

Spar gel topf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rgeltopf |höherer Topf mit einem Drahtkorb als Einsatz, in dem Stangenspargel zubereitet wird

Spargiroverkehr

Spar gi ro ver kehr Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rgiroverkehr |

Spargroschen

Spar gro schen Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Sp a rgroschen |kleinerer Betrag, den jemand (verbunden mit gewissen Einschränkungen ) gespart hat

Sparguthaben

Spar gut ha ben Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rguthaben |Guthaben auf einem Sparkonto, in einem Sparbuch ausgewiesenes Guthaben

Spark

Spark Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rk |der Spark; Genitiv: des Spark [e ]s eine Pflanze

Sparkasse

Spar kas se Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rkasse |1 [öffentlich-rechtliches ] Geld- und Kreditinstitut (das früher hauptsächlich Spareinlagen betreute ) Banken und Sparkassen | Geld auf die Sparkasse bringen 2 Sparbüchse 2 Euro in die Sparkasse stecken, werfen

Sparkassenbuch

Spar kas sen buch Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rkassenbuch |

Sparkonto

Spar kon to Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rkonto |Konto, auf dem Spareinlagen verbucht werden

Sparkurs

Spar kurs Substantiv, maskulin besonders Politikjargon , der |Sp a rkurs |auf Sparmaßnahmen ausgerichteter [politischer ] Kurs

spärlich

spär lich Adjektiv |sp ä rlich |mittelhochdeutsch sperlīche, althochdeutsch sparalīhho (Adverb ), zu spar, sparen a nur in sehr geringem Maße [vorhanden ] spärlicher Beifall | spärliche Reste | eine spärliche Vegetation | ein recht spärlicher Baumbestand | einen spärlichen Haarwuchs haben | die Veranstaltung war nur sehr spärlich besucht | der Raum war spärlich beleuchtet | sie war nur spärlich bekleidet b sehr knapp bemessen; kärglich; kaum ausreichend spärliche Kost | ein spärliches Einkommen | die Rationen waren spärlich

Spärlichkeit

Spär lich keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp ä rlichkeit |

Sparmannie

Spar man nie Substantiv, feminin , die |ʃparˈmani̯ə auch sp …|die Sparmannie; Genitiv: der Sparmannie, Plural: die Sparmannien neulateinisch ; nach dem schwedischen Forschungsreisenden A. Sparrman Zimmerlinde

Sparmaßnahme

Spar maß nah me Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rmaßnahme |Maßnahme zur Einschränkung des Verbrauchs, der Kosten das Kabinett hat einschneidende Sparmaßnahmen beschlossen

Sparpaket

Spar pa ket Substantiv, Neutrum Jargon , das |Sp a rpaket | Paket 4 von Sparmaßnahmen

Sparpfennig

Spar pfen nig Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Sp a rpfennig |Spargroschen

Sparplan

Spar plan Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rplan |1 Plan zur Einschränkung der Kosten, des Konsums gegen die Sparpläne der Regierung gibt es massiven Protest 2 vertraglich vereinbarter Plan, nach dem ein Kunde über einen festgelegten Zeitraum regelmäßig bestimmte Geldbeträge anspart, die von einem Geldinstitut verzinst werden; Sparvertrag ein Sparplan zur privaten Altersvorsorge

Sparpolitik

Spar po li tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rpolitik |vgl. Sparmaßnahme

Sparprämie

Spar prä mie Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rprämie |Prämie beim Prämiensparen

Sparpreis

Spar preis Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rpreis |besonders niedriger Preis

Sparprogramm

Spar pro gramm Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rprogramm |1 Politik Programm 3 zur Durchführung von Sparmaßnahmen 2 Programm 1d bei elektrischen Haushaltsgeräten zur Reduzierung des Energieverbrauchs

Sparquote

Spar quo te Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |Sp a rquote |Verhältnis zwischen der Ersparnis der Volkswirtschaft und dem Volkseinkommen

Sparre

Spar re Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rre | so viel wie Sparren

sparren

spar ren schwaches Verb Boxen |sp a rren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to spar, Sparring zum Training boxen mit jemandem sparren

Sparren

Spar ren Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rren |mittelhochdeutsch sparre, althochdeutsch sparro, verwandt mit Speer 1 Dachsparren 2 Heraldik Chevron 3 umgangssprachlich etwas, was sich anderen als kleine Verrücktheit darstellt; Spleen lass ihm doch seinen Sparren ! | einen Sparren [zu viel, zu wenig, zu viel oder zu wenig ] haben (umgangssprachlich ; nicht ganz bei Verstand sein )

Sparrendach

Spar ren dach Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rrendach |

sparrig

spar rig Adjektiv Botanik |sp a rrig |seitwärts abstehend sparrige Äste | sparrig wachsende Triebe

Sparring

Spar ring Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rring ˈʃpa …|das Sparring; Genitiv: des Sparrings englisch Boxtraining

Sparring

Spar ring Substantiv, Neutrum Boxen , das |Sp a rring |das Sparring; Genitiv: des Sparrings, Plural: die Sparrings englisch sparring = das Boxen, zu: to spar = boxen, trainieren, Herkunft ungeklärt das Sparren

Sparring

Spar ring , Spar ring Substantiv, maskulin Boxen , der der Sparring; Genitiv: des Sparrings, Plural: die Sparrings kleiner, von Boxern zum Schlagtraining verwendeter Übungsball

Sparringskampf

Spar rings kampf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rringskampf |

Sparringspartner

Spar rings part ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rringspartner |Partner beim Sparring

Sparringspartnerin

Spar rings part ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rringspartnerin |weibliche Form zu Sparringspartner

sparsam

spar sam Adjektiv |sp a rsam |zu sparen 1 a auf möglichst geringe Ausgaben, möglichst geringen Verbrauch bedacht eine sparsame Verwendung von Rohstoffen | sie ist sehr sparsam | mit dem Trinkwasser, dem Heizöl, den Vorräten sparsam sein, umgehen | sparsam wirtschaften, leben | etwas sparsam dosieren | figurativ sparsam mit Worten sein | figurativ er machte von der Erlaubnis nur sparsam (wenig ) Gebrauch b wenig Betriebsstoff, Energie oder dergleichen verbrauchend ein besonders sparsames Auto | dieser Motor ist sehr sparsam | dieses Waschpulver ist besonders sparsam (ergiebig )2 a auf das Nötige, Notwendige beschränkt; karg eine sparsame Farbgebung, Ausdrucksweise | er berichtete in sparsamen Sätzen | eine sparsam ausgestattete Wohnung b nur in geringem Maße, in geringer Menge [vorhanden ]; wenig sparsamer Beifall

Sparsamkeit

Spar sam keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rsamkeit |die Sparsamkeit; Genitiv: der Sparsamkeit, Plural: die Sparsamkeiten Plural selten 1 das Sparsamsein 1a übertriebene Sparsamkeit | seine Sparsamkeit grenzt schon an Geiz 2 sparsame 2a Beschaffenheit; knappe Bemessenheit die Sparsamkeit der Farbgebung, der künstlerischen Mittel, der Gestik

Sparschwein

Spar schwein Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rschwein |Behältnis für Geld, das man sparen möchte [in Form eines kleinen Schweins ] ein Geldstück ins Sparschwein stecken, werfen | umgangssprachlich scherzhaft das Sparschwein schlachten den Inhalt entnehmen

Sparstrumpf

Spar strumpf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rstrumpf |zur Aufbewahrung von Erspartem dienender Strumpf seinen Sparstrumpf plündern

Sparsumme

Spar sum me Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rsumme |gesparte Summe

Spart

Spart Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |Sp a rt |der oder das Spart; Genitiv: des Spart [e ]s, Plural: die Sparte Esparto

Sparta

Spar ta Eigenname |Sp a rta ˈʃp … ˈsp …|altgriechische Stadt

Spartakiade

Spar ta ki a de Substantiv, feminin , die |Spartaki a de ʃp …auch sp …|in Anlehnung an Olympiade zu: Spartakus, Spartakist (aus Arbeitersportfesten hervorgegangene, in den osteuropäischen Ländern bis 1990 durchgeführte ) sportliche Großveranstaltung mit Wettkämpfen in verschiedenen Disziplinen

Spartakist

Spar ta kist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Spartak i st |Mitglied des Spartakusbundes

Spartakistin

Spar ta kis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Spartak i stin |weibliche Form zu Spartakist

Spartakus

Spar ta kus Eigenname |Sp a rtakus |Führer eines römischen Sklavenaufstandes

Spartakusbund

Spar ta kus bund Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rtakusbund |nach dem römischen Sklaven Spartakus, dem Führer des Sklavenaufstandes von 73 –71 v. Chr.während des Ersten Weltkriegs entstandene linksradikale Bewegung um Karl Liebknecht und Rosa Luxemburg

Spartaner

Spar ta ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Spart a ner |der Spartaner; Genitiv: des Spartaners, Plural: die Spartaner Einwohnerbezeichnung zu Sparta

Spartanerin

Spar ta ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Spart a nerin |die Spartanerin; Genitiv: der Spartanerin, Plural: die Spartanerinnen weibliche Form zu Spartaner

spartanisch

spar ta nisch Adjektiv |spart a nisch |die Spartaner waren wegen ihrer strengen Erziehung und anspruchslosen Lebensweise bekannt 1 das alte Sparta betreffend 2 a besondere Anforderungen an jemandes Willen, Energie, Entsagung, Selbstüberwindung stellend eine spartanische Erziehung b einfach, sparsam [ausgestattet ]; auf das Nötigste beschränkt; anspruchslos ein spartanisches Nachtlager | die Ausstattung ist sehr spartanisch

Spartarif

Spar ta rif Substantiv, maskulin besonders Werbesprache , der |Sp a rtarif |besonders niedriger Tarif fahren, telefonieren Sie zum Spartarif

Sparte

Spar te Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rte |die Sparte; Genitiv: der Sparte, Plural: die Sparten älter = Amt, Aufgabe, vielleicht nach der neulateinischen Wendung spartam nancisci = ein Amt erlangen (Lehnübersetzung von griechisch élaches Spártēn, kósmei = dir wurde Sparta zugeteilt, [jetzt ] verwalte [es ]; aus Euripides' Drama »Telaphos «)1 (besonders als Untergliederung eines Geschäfts - oder Wissenszweigs ) Teilbereich, Abteilung eines [Fach ]gebiets eine Sparte der Wirtschaft, Verwaltung | die Sparten Schauspiel, Musiktheater und Ballett 2 Spalte, Teil einer Zeitung, in dem [unter einer bestimmten Rubrik ] etwas abgehandelt wird der für diese Sparte verantwortliche Redakteur | die Meldung stand unter, in der Sparte »Vermischtes «

Spartein

Spar te in Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sparte i n ʃp … sp …|das Spartein; Genitiv: des Sparteins griechisch-neulateinisch organische chemische Verbindung; Alkaloid des Besenginsters Herzanregungsmittel

Spartensender

Spar ten sen der Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rtensender |Radio-, Fernsehsender, der auf eine bestimmte Kategorie von Programmen spezialisiert ist

spartenübergreifend

spar ten über grei fend Adjektiv |sp a rtenübergreifend |mehrere Sparten übergreifend, einbeziehend

Sparterie

Spar te rie Substantiv, feminin , die |Sparter ie |französisch sparterie, zu: sparte < lateinisch spartum, Esparto Flechtwerk aus Span oder Bast

Spartgras

Spart gras Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rtgras |Espartogras

Spartiat

Spar ti at Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sparti a t ʃp … sp …|griechisch Spartiátēs (im Unterschied zu den Heloten und Periöken ) voll berechtigter, von den dorischen Gründern abstammender Bürger des antiken Sparta

Spartiatin

Spar ti a tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Sparti a tin |die Spartiatin; Genitiv: der Spartiatin, Plural: die Spartiatinnen weibliche Form zu Spartiat

spartieren

spar tie ren schwaches Verb Musik |spart ie ren ʃp … sp …|schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « italienisch spartire, eigentlich = (ein )teilen, zu: partire, Partitur (ein nur in den einzelnen Stimmen vorhandenes [älteres ] Musikwerk ) in Partitur setzen

Spar- und Darlehenskasse

Spar- und Dar le hens kas se Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a r- und D a rlehenskasse |

Sparversion

Spar ver si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp a rversion |preisgünstige, kostengünstige Version

Sparvertrag

Spar ver trag Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rvertrag |Vertrag mit einem Geldinstitut, in dem die Bedingungen, zu denen gespart wird, festgelegt sind

Sparziel

Spar ziel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sp a rziel | Ziel 3 , auf das hin gespart wird

Sparzins

Spar zins Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rzins |der Sparzins < Plural: -en > 1 Zins auf Sparguthaben Sparzinsen zahlen, bekommen 2 für Sparguthaben geltender Zinssatz hohe, niedrige Sparzinsen

Sparzwang

Spar zwang Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp a rzwang |dringende Notwendigkeit zu sparen in Zeiten allgemeiner Sparzwänge

French Dictionary

sparadrap

sparadrap n. m. pharmacie Adhésif, souvent combiné avec un petit pansement. : Des sparadraps couleur chair. Note Technique Au Québec, le terme sparadrap n ’est pas usité, le nom diachylon est vieilli et le mot plaster est un anglicisme; on privilégiera le terme pansement (adhésif ).

Spanish Dictionary

sparring

sparring nombre masculino Persona que ayuda a un boxeador a entrenarse peleando juntos :este boxeador siempre se entrena con el mismo sparring; (fig ) muy pronto comenzó a ser notorio que el papel del nuevo equipo de gobierno no era el de un simple y mero sparring .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés sparring , elisión de sparring (partner ) ‘compañero para entrenarse (en el boxeo )’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘esparrin ’.Puede encontrarse la grafía española esparrin .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spar

spar 1 /spɑː r /名詞 C 〘海〙円材, スパー〘帆柱帆桁（げた）などの総称〙.

spar

spar 2 名詞 C 〘鉱〙スパー, へげ石〘鉄平石など光沢のあるはがれやすい鉱物の総称〙.

spar

spar 3 動詞～s ; ～red ; ～ring 自動詞 1 〘ボクシング〙 «…と » スパーリングする «with » .2 «…と » (ちょっとした軽い )口論をする «with » .～́ ring m à tch 1 〘ボクシング〙スパーリング .2 論戦 .～́ ring p à rtner 1 〘ボクシング〙スパーリングパートナー .2 ｟くだけて｠論戦仲間 .

spare

spare /speə r /〖原義は「人の命を助ける」〗形容詞～r ; ～st /more ～; most ～/1, 2は比較なし 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗予備の , スペアの ▸ a spare pair of jeans 着替え用のジーンズ ▸ a spare key to one's apartment アパートのスペアキー 2 〖通例名詞の前で〗a. 余分の , 余った ▸ put spare cash in the bank 余ったお金を銀行に預金する ▸ ask for spare change 小銭を恵んでもらう ▸ spare capacity (企業などの )余剰生産 (能 )力 .b. 手の空いた , 暇な〈時間〉; 空いている〈部屋席など〉.3 ｟文｠〈様式部屋服装などが〉 (余分なものがなく )簡素な .4 ｟文｠〈人体型が〉 (特に長身で )やせた , ほっそりした ▸ be tall and spare 背が高くほっそりしている 5 乏しい ; 切り詰めた ▸ a spare diet 質素な食事 .g ò sp á re ｟英くだけた話｠1 〖通例be going ～〗〈物が〉 (余っていて )利用できる, 手にできる .2 激怒する ; とても心配する .動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; sparing /spé ə rɪŋ /他動詞 1 〈人が〉 «…のために /…するために » 〈事物人〉を割く , 分け与える «for /to do » ; …なしで済ます ; 〖spare A B /B for A 〗A 〈人〉にB 〈事物〉を割く (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a ))▸ I can't spare the time for the concert .コンサートに行く時間の都合がつかない ▸ Sorry, but we can't spare anyone to help you .悪いけどそちらの手伝いに回せる人手がないんだ ▸ Could you spare me a few minutes [a few minutes for me ]?ちょっとお時間をいただけないでしょうか ▸ spare a thought for him 彼のことを思いやる 2 a. 〖spare A (from ) B 〗A 〈人〉にB 〈苦労不快な事など〉を与えない , 味わわせない ▸ On-line shopping spares us the trouble of going to shops .ネットでの買い物は店に行く手間を省いてくれる (!受け身はusを主語にし, We are spared the trouble of … とするのが一般的 ) ▸ Spare me the details .(不愉快退屈なので )細かなことは省いてくれ (!相手の話に対して; 単に Spare me. ともいう ) .b. 〈人の気持ちなど〉を害さないようにする .3 ｟かたい文｠〖通例be ～d 〗〈人物場所などが〉 (ほかとは違って ) «…の » 難を逃れる , 被害を受けない «from » ; 〈命などが〉救われる ; 〖～ A B 〗A 〈人〉のB 〈命など〉を助ける (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(b ))▸ be spared from injury in the accident 事故で負傷を免れる ▸ His life was spared .≒He was spared his life .彼は命が助かった .4 〖通例否定文で〗〈出費努力苦労など〉を惜しまない , いとわない ▸ spare no expense to get results 結果を得るために出費をいとわない ▸ Spare the rod and spoil the child .｟やや古ことわざ｠むちを惜しむと子供はだめになる ; 「かわいい子には旅をさせよ」sp á re one s è lf 〖通例否定文で〗労を惜しまない .to sp á re 〖直前の名詞を修飾して〗余分の ▸ if you have time to spare 時間に余裕があるなら ▸ with one minute to spare あと1分というところで .名詞 C 1 予備の品 ; スペア .2 ＝spare tire (1 ).3 ｟主に英｠〖～s 〗(自動車機械の )交換 (用 )部品 (spare parts ).4 〘ボウリング〙スペア (の得点 ).～̀ r ó om [b é droom ]来客用の寝室 .～̀ t í me 〖通例one 's ～〗余暇 .～̀ t í re [｟英｠t ý re ]1 (自動車の )スペアタイヤ .2 ｟おどけて｠腹部の (脂肪の )たるみ .～̀ wh é el ｟主に英｠＝spare tire (1 ).sp á re ly 副詞 sp á re ness 名詞

spare-part surgery

sp à re-part s ú rgery 名詞 U ｟くだけて｠臓器移植手術 .

spareribs

sp á re r ì bs 名詞〖複数扱い〗スペアリブ〘骨付き豚肉〙.

sparing

spar ing /spé ə rɪŋ /形容詞 more ～; most ～〖通例be ～〗1 «…を » 倹約 [節約 ]する, 控える «of , with , in » ; 〈人が〉質素な (↔unsparing )▸ be sparing with water 水を使いすぎない ▸ sparing use of salt 塩の控えめな使用 2 «…が » 少ない, 乏しい «in , of » .～ly 副詞 (ほんの )わずかに, 少しだけ .

spark

spark 1 /spɑː r k /(動名 )sparkle 名詞複～s /-s /1 C (燃焼物から出る )火花 , 火の粉 ; (火をおこす )火種 ▸ in a shower of sparks 火花を飛び散らして ▸ strike a spark from a flint 火打ち石で火花を出す 2 C 〘電〙(放電による )火花 , 閃光（せんこう）, スパーク .3 C 〖通例～s 〗(口論の )火花 ; 怒号 ▸ (The ) sparks flew at the meeting .会議で口論の火花が散った 4 C ｟主に報道｠〖単数形で〗(事件騒ぎなどの )引き金 , 火種 ▸ the immediate spark for the riot 暴動の直接の原因 5 U (才知などの )ひらめき ; 活気 , 生気 ▸ have the spark of life 活気がある 6 C 宝石 ; ダイヤモンド ; (宝石星などの ) きらめき .7 C 〖通例a ～ of A 〗かすかなA 〈興味感情など〉; 〖否定文で〗少しのA (もない )▸ show a spark of interest 関心をわずかに示す 8 C 〖単数形で〗性的魅力 .9 C ｟やや古｠〖～s; 単数扱い〗(船の )電信技師 , 無線士 .sp à rk ó ut ｟英くだけて｠意識を完全に失って .str í ke sp à rks ó ff è ach ó ther [ò ne an ó ther ]互いに刺激し合う .動詞他動詞 1 a. ｟主に報道｠〈事件騒ぎなど〉を引き起こす , …の引き金となる (off )(cause )▸ spark (off ) great controversy 大論争に火をつける b. 〈物事が〉〈火災など〉を生じさせる (off ) (!a, b とも, 特に物事の突然の発生を表す ) .2 〈興味感情など〉を刺激する , 起こさせる (off )▸ spark students' interest in science 生徒たちの科学への興味をかき立てる .3 «…するように » 〈人〉を駆り立てる , 鼓舞する «into, to » .自動詞 1 火花を出す , 閃光を発する ; 〘電〙スパークする .2 〈事が〉活気 [勢い ]づく .3 輝く .～́ c ò il 〘電〙点火コイル .～́ g à p 〘電〙火花ギャップ〘放電が起こる電極間のすきま〙.～́ [｟英｠～́ ing ] pl ù g 1 (エンジンの )点火プラグ .2 〖通例the ～〗中心的人物, 指導者 .

spark

spark 2 名詞 C ｟やや古｠だて男 ; ボーイフレンド, 愛人 .動詞自動詞｟米やや古｠言い寄る, 求愛する .

sparkle

spar kle /spɑ́ː r k (ə )l /〖spark (火花 )le (小さな ); 〗→spark 1 動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -kling 自動詞 1 〈宝石目星などが〉 «…で » 輝く , きらめく , きらきら光る «with » ▸ The diamond sparkled in the light .ダイヤモンドは光を浴びて輝いた .2 火花を出す [散らす ].3 〈人物などが〉【才知才気などで】輝く «with » ▸ Meg was sparkling with wit .メグは機知で光っていた 4 〈シャンペンなどが〉泡立つ .他動詞 …を輝かす , きらきら [ぴかぴか ]光らせる .名詞 C U 1 (宝石目星などの )輝き , きらめき ; 閃光（せんこう）▸ There was a sparkle in her eyes .彼女の目はきらっと輝いた 2 火花 , 火の粉 ; (シャンペンなどの )泡立ち .3 (行動態度などの )活気 , 生気 ; (才知などの )ひらめき ▸ She lost her sparkle .彼女は生気を失った

sparkler

sp á r kler 名詞 C 1 線香花火 .2 ｟くだけて｠〖通例～s 〗ダイヤモンド, 宝石, 輝くひとみ .3 才人 .

sparkling

sp á r kling 形容詞 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗発泡性の〈飲み物など〉.2 きらきら輝く .3 火花を発する .4 活気 [生気 ]のある ; 才気あふれる .～̀ w í ne スパークリングワイン, 発泡ワイン .

sparrow

spar row /spǽroʊ /〖語源は「小さな野鳥」〗名詞複～s /-z /C スズメ (!｟英｠では通例イエスズメ (house sparrow )をさすが, ｟米｠では各種のスズメを含む; 鳴き声はchirp, twitter ) .～́ h à wk 〘鳥〙ハイタカ .

sparse

sparse /spɑː r s /形容詞 1 〈人植物などが〉まばらな, 希薄な ; 〈髪の毛ひげなどが〉薄い ▸ a sparse audience [population ]まばらな観客 [人口 ]2 乏しい ; 貧弱な ▸ The research is still sparse .調査がまだ足りない sp á rse ly 副詞まばらに, ちらほらと, 希薄に .sp á rse ness 名詞

sparsity

spar si ty /spɑ́ː r səti /名詞 U まばら, 希薄, 散在 .

Sparta

Spar ta /spɑ́ː r tə /名詞スパルタ〘古代ギリシャのAthensと対立した軍事的都市国家; 兵士の厳格な規律で有名〙.

Spartan

Spar tan /spɑ́ː r t (ə )n /形容詞 1 (古代 )スパルタ (人 )の .2 〖しばしばs -〗スパルタ式の ; 質実剛健な ; 厳格な .名詞 C スパルタ住民 ; 質実剛健な人 ; 堅忍不抜の人 .