reserves

v. save for later, keep back for future use, retain; set aside for a specific purpose; order in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)

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Noun
1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
(synonym) militia
(hypernym) military unit, military force, military group, force
(hyponym) SA, Sturmarbeiteilung, Storm Troops
(member-meronym) militiaman
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine

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Noun
1. formality and propriety of manner
(synonym) modesty
(hypernym) propriety, properness, correctitude
(hyponym) demureness
2. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
(synonym) backlog, stockpile
(hypernym) accumulation
(hyponym) bank
(derivation) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside
3. an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
(synonym) substitute
(hypernym) athlete, jock
(hyponym) bench warmer
(member-holonym) bench
4. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) pulmonary reserve
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
5. a district that is reserved for particular purpose
(synonym) reservation
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(hyponym) indian reservation
6. armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
(synonym) military reserve
(hypernym) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
(member-meronym) reservist
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
7. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
(synonym) reticence, taciturnity
(hypernym) uncommunicativeness

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Verb
1. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
(hypernym) withhold, keep back
(hyponym) devote
(derivation) backlog, stockpile
2. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
(synonym) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside
(hypernym) assign, allot, portion
(derivation) backlog, stockpile
3. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) book up
(verb-group) hold, book
(derivation) reservation
4. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
(synonym) hold, book
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) keep open, hold open, keep, save
(entail) procure, secure
(derivation) reservation

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Adjective
1. not engaged in military action
(synonym) inactive, reserve(a)
(similar) nonoperational
2. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
(synonym) reserve(a), spare
(similar) unnecessary, unneeded

nf. reserve; stock, supply, store; reservation, shyness; preserve, provision; stockroom, storeroom

v. reserve, have in store, book; save, store; set aside

adj. reserved, booked; secretive, retiring, uncommunicative; shy, modest, undemonstrative

v. reserve, save for later, keep back for future use, retain; set aside for a specific purpose; order in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)