These are the meanings of the letters EERVSER when you unscramble them.
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Reserve (v. t.)
To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.
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Reserve (v. t.)
Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain.
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Reserve (v. t.)
To make an exception of; to except.
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Reserve (n.)
The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
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Reserve (n.)
That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
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Reserve (n.)
That which is excepted; exception.
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Reserve (n.)
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
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Reserve (n.)
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.
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Reserve (n.)
A body of troops 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.
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Reserve (n.)
Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.
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Reverse (a.)
Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
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Reverse (a.)
Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
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Reverse (a.)
Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
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Reverse (a.)
That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.
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Reverse (a.)
That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
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Reverse (a.)
The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
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Reverse (a.)
The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.
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Reverse (a.)
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
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Reverse (a.)
A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
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Reverse (a.)
To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
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Reverse (a.)
To cause to return; to recall.
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Reverse (a.)
To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
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Reverse (a.)
To turn upside down; to invert.
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Reverse (a.)
Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
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Reverse (a.)
To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
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Reverse (v. i.)
To return; to revert.
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Reverse (v. i.)
To become or be reversed.