The Meaning of spar

• (n.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue minerals of a metalliferous vein.
• (v. t.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff.
• (v. t.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; -- still applied locally to rafters.
• (v. t.) The bar of a gate or door.
• (v. t.) To bolt; to bar.
• (v. t.) To To supply or equip with spars, as a vessel.
• (v. i.) To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
• (v. i.) To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box.
• (v. i.) To contest in words; to wrangle.
• (n.) A contest at sparring or boxing.
• (n.) A movement of offense or defense in boxing.

Homophones

spahr , spohr

Rhymes

adar , afar , ahr , ajar , akbar , alar , alcazar , algar , allar , almanzar , almodovar , alvare , amar , amritsar , andujar , aquilar , ar , are , avatar , avelar , aydar , azar , azhar , baar , babar , bahr , bahre , balakumar , baldemar , baltazar , bar , barr , barre , bazaar , bazar , bejar , bizarre , bodnar , bogar , bognar , bomar , boxcar , boyar , car , carr , carre , caspar , caviar , ceasar , char , cigar , cinnabar , cisar , claar , clar , commissar , cotnoir , cousar , crowbar , csar , csaszar , czar , dagmar , dakar , dar , darr , demar , detar , dinar , disbar , dzhokhar , dzokhar , earthstar , emdr , fahr , far , farquar , farr , farrar , feldspar , flohr , fluorspar , gar , ghafar , giroir , giscard , godar , gohr , gombar , gregoire , guitar , guizar , haar , handlebar , hectare , hekmatyar , hocevar , hribar , huizar , jabar , jabbar , jaffar , jaguar , jahr , jamar , jar , jiar , kadar , kahr , kahre , karr , klar , kumar , labar , lahr , lamar , lamarr , lar , lebar , lemar , lodestar , lumbar , magyar , mahr , mar , marr , mawr , mcgarr , meagher , melgar , memoir , menjivar , millibar , minicar , miramar , mizar , motorcar , mylar , najar , najjar , nascar , navar , navarre , nayyar , nazar , npr , obar , obarr , paar , par , parr , pharr , pintar , preslar , qasr , qatar , quarre , r , radar , railcar , rajkumar , registrar , renoir , repertoire , reservoir , revoir , ribar , robar , saar , sagar , saldivar , sandbar , sar , scar , schaar , schar , scharr , seminar , sidebar , sitar , soutar , spahr , sphar , spohr , srinagar , staar , star , starr , streetcar , subpar , sunstar , tabar , tar , tarr , telstar , tesar , thar , tigar , tokar , tovar , transtar , tsar , tygar , valdemar , victoire , yahr , zadar , zagar , zalar , zaldivar , zanzibar , zulfikar