n. 25B6; noun SPOUSE, partner, mate, consort, man, helpmate, helpmeet; groom, bridegroom; informal hubby, old man, one's better half; Brit. informal other half.
25B6; verb oil reserves should be husbanded : CONSERVE, preserve, save, safeguard, save for a rainy day, put aside, put by, lay in, reserve, stockpile, hoard; use economically, use sparingly, be frugal with.
squander.