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RESERVES

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

Synonyms:

militia; reserves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("reserves" is a kind of...):

force; military force; military group; military unit (a unit that is part of some military service)

Meronyms (parts of "reserves"):

territorial; territorial reserve (a territorial military unit)

Meronyms (members of "reserves"):

militiaman (a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reserves"):

SA; Storm Troops; Sturmabteilung (Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943)

trainband (a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb reserve

Credits

 Context examples: 

Jane could have no reserves from Elizabeth, where confidence would give pleasure; and instantly embracing her, acknowledged, with the liveliest emotion, that she was the happiest creature in the world.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

As nomadic as the Kalahari's San Bushmen, D'Odorico and Okin move from place to place, setting up camp in game reserves, local village farms and communal lands to study the desert's dunes.

(Sleeping sands of the Kalahari awaken after more than 10,000 years, NSF)

She remembered also that, till the Netherfield family had quitted the country, he had told his story to no one but herself; but that after their removal it had been everywhere discussed; that he had then no reserves, no scruples in sinking Mr. Darcy's character, though he had assured her that respect for the father would always prevent his exposing the son.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)