Reserve
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To keep back; to retain. To keep in store for future or special use. To book in advance; to make a reservation. To serve again (e.g. a tennis ball).
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation; exception. That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use. A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy. A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group. (Compare US .) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency. Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements. A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
Example sentence: I claim for Canada this, that in future Canada shall be at liberty to act or not act, to interfere or not interfere, to do just as she pleases, and that she shall reserve to herself the right to judge whether or not there is cause for her to act.
Reservation
Part of speech: abbreviation
Definition:
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of reserving, withholding or keeping backSomething that is withheld or kept backA limiting qualification (often used in the plural)A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people. (compare Canadian ).An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance(UK) the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway.
Example sentence: You'd never have a motorcycle policeman out on the Indian reservation.