A restriction. • The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception. • Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior. • That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. • A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited. • A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose • A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve. • 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 reserve price in an auction. • Wine held back and aged before being sold. • Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain. • Something initially kept back for later use in recreation. • 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. • A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play. • In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified. • A resist. • A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.