Synonyms

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5. dispense with, do without, get along without, manage without; give away, give up, let go, forgo, sacrifice, forsake, drop.
6. be meager, skimp, scrimp, hold back, husband, limit; hoard, keep, retain, conserve, lay up, set aside; economize.
-adj. 7. reserve, extra, on hand, substitute, supplementary, auxiliary.
8. excessive, in excess, superfluous, surplus, left over, unneeded, unnecessary; abundant, plentiful, plenteous, copious; free, unoccupied, unscheduled, not spoken for, unconsumed.
9. restricted, constricted, stringent, strict; meager, frugal, skimpy, limited.
10. (of a person) lean, thin, lanky, lank, skinny, gangling, rawboned, without an extra ounce of fat, all skin and bones.
11. economical, parsimonious, penurious. See - sparing (def. 1).

sparing, adj. 1. economical, frugal, thrifty, saving, knowing the value of a dollar; penurious, parsimonious, Inf. tight, Inf tight-fisted, close, close fisted; stingy, niggardly, miserly, skinflinty, Scrooge-like, having the first nickel one ever made; cheap, mean, grudging; chary, cautious, careful, wary, watchful, leery.
2. lenient, tolerant, permissive, indulgent, forbearing; easy, tender, soft, soft-hearted, kindhearted, kindly, kind, full of the milk of human kindness; merciful, benignant, clement, forgiving, sympathetic, understanding, compassionate.

spark¹, n. 1. scintilla, sparkling, sparkle, flicker. See - sparkle (def. 1).
2. bit, trace, touch, hint, trifle, tinge, suggestion, suspicion, shadow; gleam, glimmer, sparkling, glint; mite, speck, smidgen, iota, molecule, atom, jot, whit, tittle; dot, point, dab, fleck, speck; minimum, pittance, modicum, driblet.
3. life, liveliness, animation, vivacity, spirit; dash, zest, verve, zing; fire, warmth, glow, dazzle; sprightliness, airiness, buoyancy, ebullience; vigor, vim, vitality, energy; exuberance, enthusiasm, dynamism; pungency, flavor, Inf. punch, Inf. kick, spice.
-v. 4. ignite, take fire, catch fire; (of engines)
start, start up, turn over.
5. Informal, kindle, enkindle, stimulate, animate, reanimate, whet, invigorate; motivate, inspirit, inspire, galvanize, electrify; energize activiate, rally, revive, enliven; push, press, drive, propel; promote, advance, Inf sparkplug.

spark², n. 1. fop, dandy, coxcomb, Beau Brum-mel, fancy Dan, popinjay; fashion plate, exquisite, fashionable, swell, blade.
2. lover, beau, infatuate, swain, wooer, courter, Romeo; suitor, gallant, amorist.
3. beauty, belle, siren, seductress, charmer, enchantress, Fr. femme fatale.

sparkle, v. 1. spark, light, scintillate, flame, blaze, burn; shine, twinkle, flicker, blink, wink, flutter; quiver, shiver, ripple; shimmer, dance, dazzle, bedazzle; glisten, Archaic, glister, glitter, glint, glimmer; gleam, glare, effulge, shine forth, beam, streak; flash, flare, fulgurate, coruscate; radiate, glow, incandesce, phosphoresce; illuminate, illumine, Archaic, illume.
2. effervesce, bubble, burble; foam, froth, fizz, fizzle, hiss, sputter; pop, snap; spume, spew forth.
3. caper, romp, frolic, make merry, be vivacious or lively; effervesce, bubble, rejoice, delight, laugh, show excitement; exhibit happiness, exult, be in good or high spirits, be the life of the party; play, disport, dance, be lively or

spirited.