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2reserve noun 1 : something reserved : STORE

2 : a military force withheld from action for later use — usu. used in pl.

3 : the military forces of a country not part of the regular services; also : RESERVIST

4 : a tract set apart : RESERVATION

5 : an act of reserving

6 : restraint or caution in one's words or bearing

7 : money or its equivalent kept in hand or set apart to meet liabilities

8 : a person or thing that takes the place or function of another

Synonyms

[1] cache, deposit, hoard, store—more at STORE

[6] constraint, restraint, self-control; also aloofness, distance; bashfulness, modesty, shyness; reticence, silence, taciturnity; inhibition

[8] backup, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute—more at SUBSTITUTE

re·served adjective 1 : restrained in words and actions

2 : set aside for future or special use

— re·serv·ed·ly adverb

— re·serv·ed·ness noun

Synonyms

closemouthed, laconic, reticent, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative—more at SILENT

re·serv·ist noun : a member of a military reserve

res·er·voir noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a place where something is kept in store; especially : an artificial lake where water is collected and kept for use

re·shuf·fle verb 1 : to shuffle again

2 : to reorganize usu. by redistribution of existing elements

— reshuffle noun

re·side verb re·sid·ed; re·sid·ing 1 : to make one's home : DWELL

2 : to be present as a quality or vested as a right

Synonyms

abide, dwell, live—more at LIVE

res·i·dence noun 1 : the act or fact of residing in a place as a dweller or in discharge of a duty or an obligation

2 : the place where one actually lives

3 : a building used as a home : DWELLING

4 : the period of living in a place

Synonyms

abode, domicile, dwelling, fireside, habitation, hearth, home, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, roof—more at HOME

res·i·den·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : the residence of or the territory under a diplomatic resident

2 : a period of advanced training in a medical specialty

1resident adjective 1 : RESIDING

2 : being in residence

3 : not migratory

2resident noun 1 : one who resides in a place

2 : a diplomatic representative with governing powers (as in a protectorate)

3 : a physician serving a residency

Synonyms

denizen, dweller, inhabitant, occupant—more at INHABITANT

res·i·den·tial adjective 1 : used as a residence or by residents

2 : occupied by or restricted to residences

— res·i·den·tial·ly adverb

1residual adjective : being a residue or remainder

2residual noun 1 : a residual product or substance

2 : a payment (as to an actor or writer) for each rerun after an initial showing (as of a taped TV show)

re·sid·u·ary adjective : of, relating to, or constituting a residue esp. of an estate

res·i·due noun : a part remaining after another part has been taken away

Synonyms

balance, leavings, leftovers, odds and ends, remainder, remains, remnant, rest—more at REMAINDER

re·sid·u·um noun, plural re·sid·ua [ORIGIN: L]

1 : something remaining or residual after certain deductions are made

2 : a residual product

re·sign verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF resigner, fr. L resignare, lit., to unseal, cancel, fr. signare to sign, seal]

1 : to give up deliberately (as one's position) esp. by a formal act

2 : to give (oneself) over (as to grief or despair) without resistance

— re·sign·ed·ly adverb

Synonyms

abdicate, abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, step down, surrender—more at ABDICATE

usually resign from leave, quit, retire, step down—more at QUIT

re–sign verb : to sign again

res·ig·na·tion noun 1 : an act or instance of resigning; also : a formal notification of such an act

2 : the quality or state of being resigned

re·signed adjective : being resigned to something : characterized by resignation

Synonyms

acquiescent, passive, tolerant, unresistant, unresisting, yielding—more at PASSIVE

re·sil·ience noun 1 : the ability of a body to regain its original size and shape after being compressed, bent, or stretched

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