name · noun · verb · 36 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ɹɪˈzɝv/
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈzɜːv/
rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)v
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 Z ER1 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 Z ER1 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A city in Kansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
A census-designated place in Louisiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A census-designated place in Montana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A village, the county seat of Catron County, New Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A census-designated place in Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A restriction.
The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The book is on reserve.
I accept your view with one reserve.
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noun
Meaning 7
A restriction.
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
New oil reserves are continuously being discovered, but not as fast as the existing ones are running out.
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noun
Meaning 10
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio was originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut.
the Clergy Reserves in Canada are for the support of the clergy.
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noun
Meaning 11
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: reservation
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noun
Meaning 12
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Examples
no reserves [the military force is throwing everything it has at the front]
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noun
Meaning 13
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance, insurance
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noun
Meaning 14
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
A reserve price in an auction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
no reserve [the lot(s) will be sold no matter how low the bids are]
reserve not met [the lot(s) will not be sold because the highest bid was too low to be acceptable]
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noun
Meaning 15
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
Wine held back and aged before being sold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 16
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 17
Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 18
Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.
A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
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noun
Meaning 19
In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 20
A resist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: calico printing
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noun
Meaning 21
A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 22
To keep back; to retain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
We reserve the right to make modifications.
I will reserve judgment until I have actually read his book.
I reserve the right to change my mind.
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Synonyms: hold
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verb
Meaning 23
To keep in store for future or special use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ditransitive, transitive
Examples
This cake is reserved for the guests!
Please reserve me a parking space if you can.
c. 1703-1720, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Very Young Lady on Her Marriage Conceal your esteem and love in your own breast, and reserve your kind looks and language for private hours.
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Synonyms: hold, save
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verb
Meaning 24
To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ditransitive, transitive
Examples
I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.
Thanks for reserving us a room!
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Synonyms: sign up for, register for, schedule, enroll in, book
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 25
To make an exception of; to except.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
Meaning 26
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reticence, taciturnity
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Broader terms: uncommunicativeness
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noun
Meaning 27
formality and propriety of manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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