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      reserve
      noun
      The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
      That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
      A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
      A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
      (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve.
      (military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
      (finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
      A reserve price in an auction.
      Wine held back and aged before being sold.
      Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.
      (sports) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
      Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
      A restriction.
      In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
      (ceramics) Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.
      (calico printing) A resist.
      A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
      (card games) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
      A city in Kansas.
      A census-designated place in Louisiana.
      A census-designated place in Montana.
      A village, the county seat of Catron County, New Mexico.
      A census-designated place in Wisconsin.
      verb
      (transitive, ditransitive) To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
      (transitive) To keep back; to retain.
      (transitive, ditransitive) To keep in store for future or special use.
      (transitive, obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.
      Roots
      servoserv- · Latin · keep, guard
      Synonyms for reserve
      reservationnstockpilenreticencentaciturnitynreservednessnholdvsubstitutenconservevbacklognbackupnpreservevearmarkvbanknspareadj
      Words related to reserve
      bioreservereservableadjunreserveuncommunicativenessnbookableadjunbookedadjreservistsnbookedadjdepositsnbookingnsubtreasurynreservedlyadvstandbyadjconservancynsurplusnunallocatedallowv

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