Associations to the word «Sparing»
Noun
- Potassium
- Steroid
- Nipple
- Opioid
- Blocker
- Inhibitor
- Tumor
- Surgery
- Dose
- Spare
- Expense
- Axon
- Hypertension
- Lesion
- Tissue
- Nerve
- Kidney
- Morphine
- Biopsy
- Chavez
- Glucose
- Antagonist
- Glance
- Cortex
- Therapy
- Starvation
- Limb
- Praise
- Countryman
- Exertion
- Gratitude
- Steak
- Sodium
- Radiation
- Diet
- Frenzy
- Bowel
- Salad
- Insulin
- Breast
- Lash
- Cancer
- Fertility
- Patient
- Kindness
- Deficit
- Reconstruction
- Duct
- Malice
- Muscle
- Extremity
- Detail
- Saving
- Stimulation
- Mercy
- Saul
- Pathology
- Cruelty
- Foe
- Artery
- Necessity
- Pain
- Quotation
- Whip
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SPARING, adjective. Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal
SPARING, verb. Present participle of spare
Dictionary definition
SPARING, adjective. Avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.