reserves
Troops on standby
Reserves are things held back for future use.
A country's oil reserves lie underground until needed.
Financial reserves are funds set aside for emergencies.
Military reserves are troops not on active duty but available when called: He served in the Army Reserves.
A nature reserve protects land from development.
Reserve also describes restraint in manner—someone who shows reserve is guarded or formal.
To reserve is to hold something for later: I reserved a table for eight.
Resources for a task
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
emergency · storage · provisions · rations · backup · strategic · petroleum · grain
Military personnel collectively
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- armyOrganized land-based military
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
marines · navy · mobilization · battalion · garrison · backup · regiment · guard
Accumulated money kept
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- capitalWealth used for investment
- assetsOwned items of value
- cashReady spending funds
liquidity · bank · currency · foreign · holdings · gold · surplus · cushion
Careful attention to risk
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- composureEmotional self-control
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- guardednessDefensive emotional reserve
reticence · aloofness · discretion · hesitation · coolness · wariness · detachment · formality
Shared seating surface
- substitutesReplacements for originals
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- rosterList of members
- squadSmall working group
depth · second-string · minor-league · call-up · rotation · injured · available · lineup
supplies
Resources for a task
surplus · emergency · storage · provisions · rations · backup · strategic · petroleum · grain · buffer
troops
Military personnel collectively
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- armyOrganized land-based military
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
deployment · marines · navy · mobilization · battalion · garrison · backup · regiment · guard · militia
savings
Accumulated money kept
cash · liquidity · bank · currency · foreign · holdings · gold · surplus · cushion · account
caution
Careful attention to risk
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- composureEmotional self-control
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
guardedness · reticence · aloofness · discretion · hesitation · coolness · wariness · detachment · formality · distance
bench
Shared seating surface
- substitutesReplacements for originals
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- rosterList of members
squad · depth · second-string · minor-league · call-up · rotation · injured · available · lineup
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
protected · habitat · refuge · wilderness · ecosystem · forestry · wetland · biosphere · safari · national
- conservationwildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary, wildlife protection
- military readinessreadiness, mobilization, deployment, drills, training
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
- Navy Personnelsailors, seamen, mariners, enlisted, officers
- numerical advantageoutnumber, majority, surplus, man advantage, strength in numbers
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
reservesfront line
Combat's forward edge
active duty · regulars · first string · standing army · combat units
reservesdebts
Sums owed to others
expenditures · liabilities · deficits · uses · outlays
reservesoutgoingness
Inclination toward social interaction
effusiveness · openness · expressiveness · warmth · warmths
- 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
reserve, reserved, preserved, reservation, preservation, preserves, unreserved, reservations, preserving