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reservesnounpl. of reserve a collection of things kept available for future use or needour fuel reserves are low caches, deposits, hoards, stores budgets, funds, nest eggsarmories, arsenals, banks, pools, reservoirs, stockpiles, stocks, suppliesaccumulations, assemblages, collections, gatherings a person or thing that takes the place of anotherwhen the first brigade fell back in retreat, the commander sent out the reserves to try to hold the line of battle backups, covers, designated hitters, fill-ins, locum tenentes, pinch hitters, reliefs, replacements, stand-ins, subs, substitutes alternates, understudiesapologies, makeshifts, stopgapsagents, assignees, attorneys, commissaries, delegates, deputies, envoys, factors, procurators, proxies, representatives, reps, surrogatesassistants, relievers, secondssuccessors, superseders an interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an originaldon't throw that extra bike chain away, as I want to keep it as a reserve in case the current one breaks extras, spares backups, substitutesstockscarbon copies, clones, copies, doubles, dummies, dupes, duplicates, replacements, replicas, replications, reproductions archetypes, originals, prototypes reservesverbpresent tense third-person singular of reserveto arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future usewe made sure to reserve a kennel for our dog several months before the start of the family vacation bespeaks, books earmarkscontracts, engages, hires, retains to continue to have in one's possession or powerI'm reserving the right to work by myself if you don't do your share of the project holds, keeps, retains, withholds conserves, guards, preserves, protects, savesboasts, enjoys, has, owns, possessescommands, controls, detains, directs, manages, rulesbears, harborscherishes, clings (to), hugs, treasures hangs on to, holds on to gives up, hands over, releases, relinquishes, surrenders, yields abandons, cedes, dropscontributes, donates, gives, hands outdiscards, dumpsdeclines, rejects, repudiates, spurnsloses to keep or intend for a special purposewe must reserve this cup for ceremonial use only allocates, consecrates, dedicates, devotes, earmarks, gives up (to), saves, sets by blesses, hallows, sanctifiescommits, confides, consigns, entrusts(also intrusts)applies, bestows, employs, uses sets apart, sets aside ignores, neglectsmisapplies, misuses |