paring: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words

Prefixes of paring

  • preparing
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    prepare

    • verb make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
      set; fix; set up; gear up; ready.
      • Get the children ready for school!
      • prepare for war
      • I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
    • verb prepare for eating by applying heat
      cook; ready; fix; make.
      • Cook me dinner, please
      • can you make me an omelette?
      • fix breakfast for the guests, please

  • comparing
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    comparing

    • noun the act of examining resemblances
      comparison.
      • they made a comparison of noise levels
      • the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator
    • verb examine and note the similarities or differences of
      compare.
      • John compared his haircut to his friend's
      • We compared notes after we had both seen the movie

  • sparing
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    sparing

    • adjective satellite avoiding waste
      stinting; frugal; scotch; economical.
      • an economical meal
      • an economical shopper
      • a frugal farmer
      • a frugal lunch
      • a sparing father and a spending son
      • sparing in their use of heat and light
      • stinting in bestowing gifts
      • thrifty because they remember the great Depression
      • `scotch' is used only informally
    • verb refrain from harming
      save; spare.

  • unsparing
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    unsparing

    • adjective satellite very generous
      overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; lavish; munificent; too-generous.
      • distributed gifts with a lavish hand
      • the critics were lavish in their praise
      • a munificent gift
      • his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
      • prodigal praise
      • unsparing generosity
      • his unstinted devotion
      • called for unstinting aid to Britain
    • adjective satellite not forbearing; ruthless
      • an unsparing critic



Suffixes of paring

  • parings
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    paring

    • noun a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
      shaving; sliver.
    • noun (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel
      • she could peel an apple with a single long paring



Derived words of paring





About Prefix and Suffix Words

This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `paring`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.

While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `paring`, some are not.

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