spar

1. 1.

   any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable

   Broadermineral

   Narrowerfeldsparcalcite
2. 2.

   a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging

   Broaderpole

   Narrowerboombowspritdolphin strikergaffjibboommastsprityard

   Part ofship
3. 3.

   making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer

   Synonymssparring

   Broaderboxing

Other forms of spar

plural

spars·

past tense or participle

sparred

present participle

sparring

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spar

What does spar mean?

spar means "furnish with spars". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spar?

spar has 1 syllable: spar. In IPA it is /ˈspɑɹ/.

What is another word for spar?

Close synonyms include sparring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spar a common word?

spar is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with spar?

2 words rhyme with spar. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.