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reserve

(r/I/'z/[@]/rv )

formality and propriety of manner(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
modesty

source: wordnet30
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose(noun.possession)

Synonym:
backlog, stockpile

source: wordnet30
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced(noun.person)

Synonym:
second-stringer, substitute

source: wordnet30
(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions(noun.quantity)

source: wordnet30
a district that is reserved for particular purpose(noun.location)

Synonym:
reservation

source: wordnet30
armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency(noun.group)

Synonym:
military reserve

source: wordnet30
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
reticence, taciturnity

source: wordnet30
The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.(noun)

source: webster1913
That part of the assets of a bank or other financial institution specially kept in cash in a more or less liquid form as a reasonable provision for meeting all demands which may be made upon it;(noun)

source: webster1913

hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside

source: wordnet30
obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance(verb.communication)

Example:
We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's.

source: wordnet30
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance(verb.social)

Example:
Reserve me a seat on a flight.

Synonym:
book, hold

source: wordnet30
To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.(verb)

source: webster1913