| VERB | possession | reserve | hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | reserve, allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | |
| communication | reserve | obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance | |
| social | reserve, hold, book | arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance | |
| NOUN | attribute | reserve, modesty | formality and propriety of manner |
| possession | reserve, backlog, stockpile | something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | |
| person | reserve, substitute, second-stringer | an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced | |
| quantity | reserve | (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions | |
| location | reserve, reservation | a district that is reserved for particular purpose | |
| group | reserve, military reserve | armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency | |
| attribute | reserve, reticence, taciturnity | the trait of being uncommunicative |
| Sounds | rihzer'v; riyzer'v | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | conserve ... verve: 12 rhymes with erv... | |
| Meaning | formality and propriety of manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | modesty | |
| Narrower | demureness | The trait of behaving with reserve and decorum |
| Broader | propriety, properness, correctitude | correct or appropriate behavior |
| Spanish | discreción, recato | |
| Catalan | discreció, reserva | |
| Meaning | Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | backlog, stockpile | |
| Narrower | bank | A supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) |
| fuel level | The amount of fuel remaining | |
| reserve account, reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments | |
| Broader | accumulation | (finance) profits / profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation |
| Spanish | reserva, reservas | |
| Catalan | reserva | |
| Verbs | reserve | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause |
| reserve | hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency | |
| Meaning | An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | substitute, second-stringer | |
| Member of | bench | The reserve players on a team |
| Narrower | bench warmer | (sports) a substitute who seldom plays |
| pinch hitter | (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter | |
| Broader | athlete, jock | A person trained to compete in sports |
| Spanish | reserva, suplente | |
| Catalan | reserva, suplent | |
| Meaning | (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Narrower | pulmonary reserve | The additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit / limit of capacity in times of stress |
| Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
| Meaning | A district that is reserved for particular purpose. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | reservation | |
| Narrower | Indian reservation | A reservation set aside for the use of Indians |
| preserve | A reservation where animals are protected | |
| Broader | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | A district defined for administrative purposes |
| Spanish | reserva | |
| Catalan | reserva | |
| Meaning | armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | military reserve | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Members | reservist | A member of a military reserve |
| Broader | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Nouns | reservist | a member of a military reserve |
| Meaning | The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | reticence, taciturnity | |
| Broader | uncommunicativeness | The trait of being uncommunicative |
| Spanish | reticencia, taciturnidad | |
| Catalan | reticència | |
| Meaning | hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Narrower | devote | set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use |
| Broader | withhold, keep back | hold back |
| Spanish | reservarse, reservar | |
| Catalan | reservar-se, reservar | |
| Nouns | reservation | the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion |
| reserve | something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | |
| Meaning | Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonyms | allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside | |
| Broader | assign, allot, portion | Give out |
| Spanish | apartar, destinar, reservar | |
| Catalan | assignar, destinar, reservar | |
| Nouns | reserve | something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose |
| Meaning | Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Example | "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" | |
| Narrower | book up | book all available places or tickets |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Similar to | reserve, hold, book | Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance |
| Spanish | pedir, reservar | |
| Catalan | reservar | |
| Nouns | reservation | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) |
| reservation | something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) | |
| Meaning | Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "reserve me a seat on a flight" | |
| Synonyms | hold, book | |
| Entails | procure, secure | Get by special effort |
| Narrower | keep open, hold open, keep, save | Retain rights to |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Similar to | reserve | Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance |
| Spanish | pedir, reservar | |
| Catalan | reservar | |
| Nouns | reservation | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) |
| reservation | something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) | |
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