reserve English
Noun
( en noun)
(label) Restriction.
# The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation; exception.
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# Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
# A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
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# A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.
# (label) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US (reservation).)
# (label) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
# (label) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
# Wine held back and aged before being sold.
(label) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.
# (label) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
# (label) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
Synonyms
* reservation, res
* (restraint of freedom in words or actions) self-restraint, reticence, taciturnity
* substitute
* (tract of land for Aboriginal peoples) rez
Derived terms
* Federal Reserve
* Federal Reserve System
* nature reserve
* reserve bank
* reserve price
* wildlife reserve
Related terms
* reservist
Verb
To keep back; to retain.
- We reserve the right to make modifications.
To keep in store for future or special use.
- This cake is reserved for the guests!
* Jonathan Swift
- Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours.
To book in advance; to make a reservation.
- I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.
(obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.
Anagrams
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select English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Privileged, specially selected.
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* (1800-1859)
*:A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
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*:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
Of high quality; top-notch.
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Verb
( en verb)
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
- He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
- The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.
Synonyms
* (to choose) choose, opt
Related terms
* elect
* election
* elective
* elite
* selection
* selective
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