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maelstrom(dictionary)
sparing(1)(dictionary)
sparing(2)(dictionary)
sparing action(medicine)
sparing phenomenon(medicine)
potassium sparing diuretics(medicine)
Nerve sparing technique(health)
partial face-sparing lipodystrophy(medicine)

sparing(1) (iou) and maelstrom (iou)


sparing(1) (iou)



sparing adjective & adverb. LME.
[from SPARE verb + -ING2.]
A. adjective.
Merciful, forbearing. arch. LME.
Inclined to save; economical. LME.
b. Moderate or avoiding excess in a specified respect. Foll. by in, of. E17.
Reticent, restrained. M16.
Small in amount or extent; scanty, limited; slight. E17.
B. adverb. Sparingly. E17-M18.
sparingly adverb LME.
sparingness noun L16.

maelstrom (iou)



maelstrom noun. L17.

A great whirlpool, orig. one in the Arctic Ocean off the west coast of Norway, formerly supposed to suck in and destroy all vessels within a long radius. L17.
American Poetry Review They have pulled oars while caught in maelstroms.
fig. A state of turbulence or confusion. M19.
L. Cody Simon..succeeded in penetrating the maelstrom round the bar. Times The meeting..is taking place amid a maelstrom of rumours about imminent changes.