spar
Nouns
- (n) any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
- (n) a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
- (n) making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer sparring,
Verbs
- (v) furnish with spars
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(v) fight with spurs
- the gamecocks were sparring
- (v) box lightly
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(v) fight verbally
- They were sparring all night
Synonyms
sparringWords of close approximity
Sparaxis
Sparaxis tricolor
spar buoy
spare
sparely
spareness
spare part
sparer
sparerib
spareribs
spare time
spare-time activity
spare tire
Sparganiaceae
Sparganium
sparge
sparge pipe
sparid
Sparidae
sparid fish
sparing
sparingly
spark
spark advance
spark arrester
spark chamber
spark coil
spark counter
sparker
spark gap
sparking plug
sparkle
sparkleberry
sparkle metal
sparkler
spark lever
sparkling
sparkling water
sparkling wine
sparkly
spark off
spark plug
sparkplug wrench
spark transmitter
sparling
Sparmannia
Sparmannia africana
sparring
sparring match
sparring mate
sparring partner
sparrow
sparrow hawk
sparrow-sized
Sparrow Unit
sparse
sparsely
sparseness
sparsity
Sparta
Spartan
Spartina
Spartina cynosuroides
Spartina pectinmata
Spartium
Spartium junceum