reserve

Noun

• the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

• armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

• something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

• formality and propriety of manner

Verb

• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
  • reserve me a seat on a flight
    
  • The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family
    
  • please hold a table at Maxim's
    

• obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
  • We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's
    

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
  • I will earmark this money for your research
    
  • She sets aside time for meditation every day
    

• hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
  • they held back their applause in anticipation
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  reticence , taciturnity , military reserve , reservation , substitute , second-stringer , backlog , stockpile , modesty , hold , book , allow , appropriate , earmark , set aside