| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supply |
Synonyms: |
ace in hole, assets, backlog, cache, capital, drop, emergency fund, fund, hoard, insurance, inventory, nest egg, plant, provisions, rainy day fund, reservoir, resources, savings, stash, stock, stockpile, store, wealth |
Antonyms: |
emptiness, nothing |
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coolness of manner |
Synonyms: |
aloofness, backwardness, calmness, caution, coldness, constraint, coyness, demureness, diffidence, formality, inhibition, modesty, quietness, reluctance, repression, reservation, restraint, reticence, secretiveness, self-restraint, shyness, silence, suppression, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, unresponsiveness |
Antonyms: |
friendliness, warmth |
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep, hold back |
Synonyms: |
conserve, defer, delay, duck*, have, hoard, hold, keep back, keep out, lay up, maintain, plant, possess, postpone, preserve, put away, put by, put off, retain, save, set aside, squirrel, squirrel away, stash, stockpile, store, store up, stow away, withhold |
Antonyms: |
distribute, give, let go, offer |
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold for future use |
Synonyms: |
bespeak, book, contract, engage, prearrange, preengage, retain, schedule, secure |
Antonyms: |
spend, use, waste |
| Main Entry: | ace in the hole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hidden advantage |
Synonyms: |
ace up one's sleeve, card up one's sleeve, card up one's sleeve, decisive argument, decisive resource, reserve, secret advantage, secret weapon, sure advantage, trump card |
| Main Entry: | appropriate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set aside; allocate |
Synonyms: |
allot, allow, appoint, apportion, assign, budget, devote, disburse, earmark, reserve, set apart |
Antonyms: |
keep, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | asset(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | property or money possessed |
Synonyms: |
ace in the hole, ace up sleeve, backing, bankroll, budget, capital, credit, equity, estate, funds, goods, holdings, kitty, mattress, means, nest egg, nut*, possessions, rainy day, reserve(s), resources, riches, sock, something put aside, something put away, stake, stash, stuff, valuables, wealth |
Antonyms: |
liability |
| Main Entry: | auxiliary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper |
Synonyms: |
accessory, accomplice, adjutant, ally, assistant, associate, companion, confederate, crutch, partner, reserve, subordinate, supporter |
| Main Entry: | backlog |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uncompleted work; accumulation |
Synonyms: |
excess, hoard, inventory, quantity, reserve(s), reservoir, resources, stock, stockpile, store, supply |
| Main Entry: | bank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | financial institution |
Synonyms: |
coffer, countinghouse, credit union, depository, exchequer, fund, hoard, investment firm, repository, reserve, reservoir, safe, savings, stock, stockpile, store, storehouse, thrift, treasury, trust company, vault |