conserves

Everyday

1. Conserves are jams made from whole fruit pieces cooked with sugar. tree →
2. (verb) Someone or something conserves something when it saves it, protects it or uses it carefully so it is not wasted. tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography: conserving energy, water and habitats; in physics, energy is conserved; in cooking, fruit conserves; phrases: conserves energy, conserves water.

Examples

• Grandma makes strawberry conserves every summer. tree →
• A short shower conserves water. tree →
• The charity conserves rare forests. tree →
• Turning off lights conserves energy. tree →
• The jar of apricot conserves is nearly empty. tree →
• A camel conserves water in its body. tree →

Note

As a noun usually plural (conserves); as a verb it is the third person form of «conserve» (past: conserved). Science: «energy is conserved» means it is not lost, only changed into other forms. Noun: conservation.