reserve
Keep for later
Reserve centers on holding something back for future use or a specific purpose.
A nature reserve protects land from development.
Financial reserves are funds set aside for emergencies.
To reserve a table is to secure it in advance.
Someone with reserve keeps emotions or opinions guarded—they don't share freely.
She maintained her reserve throughout the interview.
Reserve can also mean a substitute player who waits to enter the game, or military forces not on active duty.
Control over impulses
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- composureEmotional self-control
caution · aloofness · formality · detachment · guardedness · coolness · distance · modesty
Stored duplicate for recovery
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- alternateOccur in succession
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- spareHeld in reserve
second-string · bench · relief · understudy · deputy · pinch-hitter · substitute · fallback
Accumulated reserve supply
- stockGoods kept for sale
- storeRetail establishment
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
fund · provisions · surplus · buffer · savings · emergency fund · nest egg · rainy day
Protected sacred space
- protectedKept from harm
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- national parkProtected land for conservation
- refugePlace of safety
endangered · biodiversity · ecology · wetlands · conservancy · stewardship · ecosystem · flora
Establishing something as true
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- ticketsDocuments permitting entry
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
rental · deposit · check-in · vacancy · cancellation · itinerary · travel · guesthouse
Quality from past eras
- agedAdvanced in years
- cellarUnderground storage room
- oakQuercus genus member
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
premium · limited edition · winemaker · estate · bottling · varietal · chateau · vineyard
Domestic military reserve force
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- call-upOrder to serve
- active dutyCurrent military employment status
enlistment · veterans · cadets · troops · battalion · regiment · brigade · division
restraint
Control over impulses
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
composure · caution · aloofness · formality · detachment · guardedness · coolness · distance · modesty · understatement
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- alternateOccur in succession
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
spare · second-string · bench · relief · understudy · deputy · pinch-hitter · substitute · fallback · contingency
stockpile
Accumulated reserve supply
inventory · fund · provisions · surplus · buffer · savings · emergency fund · nest egg · rainy day · hoard
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
- protectedKept from harm
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- national parkProtected land for conservation
refuge · endangered · biodiversity · ecology · wetlands · conservancy · stewardship · ecosystem · flora · fauna
confirmation
Establishing something as true
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- ticketsDocuments permitting entry
flight · rental · deposit · check-in · vacancy · cancellation · itinerary · travel · guesthouse · hostel
vintage
Quality from past eras
barrel · premium · limited edition · winemaker · estate · bottling · varietal · chateau · vineyard · sommelier
national guard
Domestic military reserve force
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- call-upOrder to serve
active duty · enlistment · veterans · cadets · troops · battalion · regiment · brigade · division · standby
- librarylibrarian, book stacks, books, library card, bookshelves
- winesred wine, white wine, merlot, chardonnay, cabernet
- competitor statusactive, inactive, retired, current, former
- library termsshelf, bookshelf, book selection, community library, spine
- protected areaswildlife sanctuary, protected area, nature preserve, wildlife refuge, national park
- refinementrefinement, elegance, sophistication, polish, taste
reservewarmth
Heat you feel
openness · friendliness · effusiveness · gregariousness · exuberance
- hotel reservationPrearranged lodging accommodation
- reserve teamSecondary squad behind starters
- dinner reservationScheduled restaurant seating
- air force reservePart-time military aviation component
- Federal Reserve SystemUS central banking system
- reserved seatingPreallocated audience positions
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