spar¹ /spär/

1. A rafter
2. A pole
3. A bar or rail (chiefly Scot; also archaic sparre)
4. An undressed tree stem of medium girth
5. A general term for masts, yards, booms, gaffs, etc (nautical)

1. To fasten with a spar (also archaic sperre)
2. To fasten
3. To shut
4. To fit with spars

spar deck noun (nautical)

1. A temporary deck laid in any part of a ship
2. A light upper deck of a flush-decked ship

spar² /spär/

1. To box, or make the actions of boxing
2. To dispute, argue
3. (of gamecocks) to fight with spurs

1. A boxing match or demonstration
2. A cock fight
3. A dispute

sparrˈer noun

sparrˈing noun

sparring partner noun

1. A person, usu another boxer, with whom a boxer practises
2. A friend with whom one enjoys lively arguments

spar³ /spär/

1. Any transparent to translucent, lustrous, non-metallic mineral, with clean cleavage planes (esp in compounds, eg calcspar, fluorspar, feldspar)
2. A crystal or fragment of this
3. An ornament made of it

sparry /spärˈi/ adjective

Of or like spar

• sedan chairs
• sedans
• sedate
• sedated
• sedately
• sedateness
• sedatenesses
• sedater
• sedates
• sedatest
• sedating
• sedation
• sedations
• sedative
• sedatives
• se defendendo
• sedent
• sedentarily
• sedentariness
• sedentarinesses
• sedentary
• sedentary soil
• sedentary soils
• Seder
• Seders