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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
supplies, supplying, supplied |
| definition 1: |
to provide (what is wanted or required).
The Red Cross supplied medicine to the homeless after the hurricane.The bank supplied the information we needed to process your application.You need to supply more details in this paragraph.The nourishing food supplied strength to his ailing body.- synonyms:
- furnish, provide
- similar words:
- afford, contribute, deliver, dish out, distribute, dole, give, mete, purvey, render, serve, stock
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| definition 2: |
to provide (a person, group, or entity) with what is wanted or required (usu. fol. by "with").
The state supplied the earthquake victims with food.His sister supplied him with the answer to the question.- synonyms:
- furnish, provide
- similar words:
- accommodate, cater to, equip, gird, outfit, provision, serve, stock
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| definition 3: |
to compensate for a lack or deficiency of.
- synonyms:
- compensate for, make up
- similar words:
- fulfill, replenish, satisfy, stock up, substitute
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| related words: |
administer, carry, cater, fill, find, fit, furnish, issue, keep, load, procure, produce, sell, spare, uniform |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to fill a position as a substitute or replacement for another.
The recipe calls for green onions, but perhaps regular onions could supply?- synonyms:
- fill in, substitute
- similar words:
- cover, sub
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(v.)supply
+ noun
answer, chain, data, demand, information, material, nutrient, quantity, software, weapon
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
supplies |
| definition 1: |
the act of providing or supplying.
Our department is in charge of supply.- synonyms:
- provision
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| definition 2: |
something that is provided or supplied.
The Red Cross distributed the food supplies.- synonyms:
- provision
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| definition 3: |
an amount of something available for use; stock.
Our supply of water was running low.- synonyms:
- stock, stockpile, store
- similar words:
- arsenal, reserve
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| definition 4: |
(pl.) provisions or materials kept in reserve to be used as needed.
Office supplies are kept in this closet.The ship carried supplies to the troops overseas.
- synonyms:
- provisions, stockpile, stores
- similar words:
- hoard
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| definition 5: |
in economics, the amount of a commodity available for purchase at a particular price.
The supply did not meet demand, so production had to be stepped up. |
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accumulation, backlog, crop, diet, order, tank |
adjective + (n.)supply
abundant,
adequate,
ample,
available,
constant,
continuous,
crude,
domestic,
dwindling,
electrical,
endless,
excess,
finite,
fresh,
humanitarian,
inadequate,
increased,
increasing,
inexhaustible,
limited,
meager,
medical,
municipal,
plentiful,
reliable,
safe,
scarce,
secure,
short,
stable,
steady,
sufficient,
tight,
unlimited,
vital
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verb + (n.)supply
clean, contaminate, deliver, deplete, disrupt, distribute, donate, ensure, exceed, exhaust, increase, limit, load, outstrip, purchase, replenish, secure
(n.)supply
+ verb
demand, store
noun + (n.)supply
beauty,
blood,
coal,
craft,
delivery,
disruption,
drinking,
electricity,
emergency,
energy,
food,
fuel,
gardener,
gas,
gasoline,
grocery,
groundwater,
hardware,
labor,
lifetime,
milk,
oil,
oxygen,
pet,
plumbing,
power,
relief,
shortage,
timber,
ton,
vaccine,
water,
worth
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| derivation: |
supplier (n.) |
The word supply
contains the following part:
sup-
Latin
prefix
that means under, below
  More about this word part:
The prefix sup-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of sub- used before roots that begin with "p," such as "port." See sub-
Example words:
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