| NOUN | substance | spar | any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable |
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| artifact | spar | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging | |
| act | spar, sparring | making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms | |
| VERB | possession | spar | furnish with spars |
| contact | spar | fight with spurs | |
| contact | spar | box lightly | |
| communication | spar | fight verbally |
| Sounds | spaa'r | |
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| Rhymes | Adar ... Zanzibar: 81 rhymes with aar... | |
| Meaning | Any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable. | |
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| Narrower | calcite | A common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate |
| feldspar, felspar | Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium | |
| Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
| Spanish | espato | |
| Catalan | espat | |
| Meaning | A stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging. | |
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| Part of | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Narrower | boom | Any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring |
| bowsprit | A spar projecting from the bow of a vessel | |
| dolphin striker, martingale | spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat | |
| gaff | A spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail | |
| jibboom | A spar that extends the bowsprit | |
| mast | A vertical spar for supporting sails | |
| sprit | A light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally | |
| yard | A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen | |
| Broader | pole | A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| Spanish | verga | |
| Catalan | verga | |
| Verbs | spar | furnish with spars |
| Meaning | making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer. | |
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| Synonym | sparring | |
| Broader | boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists |
| Meaning | Furnish with spars. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit | Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose |
| Spanish | poner vergas | |
| Nouns | spar | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging |
| Meaning | fight with spurs. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the gamecocks were sparring" | |
| Category | cockfighting | participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight |
| sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition | |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Spanish | espolear | |
| Meaning | box lightly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | box | Engage in a boxing match |
| Spanish | altercar, discutir | |
| Nouns | sparring | making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms |
| Meaning | fight verbally. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue spar; Sam wants to spar with Sue | |
| Example | "They were sparring all night" | |
| Broader | argue, contend, debate, fence | Have an argument about something |
| Spanish | altercar, discutir, pelearse | |
| Catalan | barallar-se, boxar | |
| Nouns | sparring | an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage |
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