To keep back; to retain.
To book in advance; to make a reservation.
To keep in store for future or special use.
A reserve price in an auction.
Wine held back and aged before being sold.
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.
Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.
The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
A resist.
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
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.
A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)
Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
To reverse an expected outcome (of a game, etc.), usually from a losing outcome to a winning one; to return (a business, department, etc.) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.
To consider from a different viewpoint.
(often with a unit of time) To produce; to output; to generate.
To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).
To suddenly change or reverse one's opinion, point of view, stated position, behaviour, etc.
To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
To convert (an agent) to work for one's own side.