Dictionary entry details
• SUPPLY (noun)
Meaning:
An amount of something available for use
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("supply" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supply"):
reservoir (a large or extra supply of something)
Meaning:
Offering goods and services for sale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("supply" is a kind of...):
economic process (any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth)
Antonym:
demand (the ability and desire to purchase goods and services)
Meaning:
The activity of supplying or providing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
supplying; provision; supply
Hypernyms ("supply" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supply"):
irrigation (supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc)
subvention (the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort)
stocking (the activity of supplying a stock of something)
purveyance (the act of supplying something)
logistics (handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed)
issuance; issue; issuing (the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity))
care delivery; health care delivery; healthcare delivery (the provision of health care)
fueling; refueling (the activity of supplying or taking on fuel)
alimentation; feeding (the act of supplying food and nourishment)
• SUPPLY (verb)
Meaning:
Provide or furnish with
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
furnish; provide; supply; render
Context example:
We provided the room with an electrical heater
Hypernyms (to "supply" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "supply"):
fuel (provide with a combustible substance that provides energy)
provision; purvey (supply with provisions)
afford; give; yield (be the cause or source of)
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
transistorise; transistorize (equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors)
upholster (provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers)
cleat (provide with cleats)
coal (supply with coal)
corbel (furnish with a corbel)
cornice (furnish with a cornice)
key (provide with a key)
tool (furnish with tools)
rafter (provide (a ceiling) with rafters)
canal; canalise; canalize (provide (a city) with a canal)
bush (provide with a bushing)
brattice (supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines)
furnish (provide or equip with furniture)
slat (equip or bar with slats)
berth (provide with a berth)
bed (furnish with a bed)
computerise; computerize (provide with computers)
costume (furnish with costumes; as for a film or play)
bottom (provide with a bottom or a seat)
constitutionalize (provide with a constitution, as of a country)
copper-bottom (provide with a copper bottom)
tap (furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it)
top (provide with a top)
reflectorise; reflectorize (provide with reflectors, such as chemicals)
retrofit (provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture)
border; edge (provide with a border or edge)
machicolate (supply with projecting galleries)
sanitate (provide with sanitary facilities or appliances)
hat (furnish with a hat)
theme (provide with a particular theme or motive)
kern (furnish with a kern)
leverage (provide with leverage)
water (provide with water)
curtain (provide with drapery)
gate (supply with a gate)
index (provide with an index)
articulate; joint (provide with a joint)
pour (supply in large amounts or quantities)
pump (supply in great quantities)
fire; fuel (provide with fuel)
flood; glut; oversupply (supply with an excess of)
toggle (provide with a toggle or toggles)
patch (provide with a patch; also used metaphorically)
shelter (provide shelter for)
causeway (provide with a causeway)
hydrate (supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance)
stock (provide or furnish with a stock of something)
buy in; stock (stock up on to keep for future use or sale)
caption (provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing)
tube (provide with a tube or insert a tube into)
ticket (provide with a ticket for passage or admission)
stock (supply with livestock)
stock (supply with fish)
rim (furnish with a rim)
fret (provide (a musical instrument) with frets)
step (furnish with steps)
extend; offer (make available; provide)
signalise; signalize (provide with traffic signals)
charge (energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge)
date (provide with a dateline; mark with a date)
feed (feed into; supply)
calk (provide with calks)
fund (provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest)
scant; skimp; stint (supply sparingly and with restricted quantities)
terrace; terrasse (provide (a house) with a terrace)
dado (provide with a dado)
innervate (supply nerves to (some organ or body part))
offer (make available or accessible, provide or furnish)
rail (provide with rails)
grate (furnish with a grate)
victual (supply with food)
cloy; surfeit (supply or feed to surfeit)
heat (provide with heat)
seat (provide with seats)
seat (put a seat on a chair)
ramp (furnish with a ramp)
arm (supply with arms)
interleave (provide (books) with blank leaves)
glass; glaze (furnish with glass)
crenel; crenelate; crenellate (supply with battlements)
wive (provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife)
hobnail (supply with hobnails)
match (provide funds complementary to)
capitalise; capitalize (supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders)
alphabetize (provide with an alphabet)
wharf (provide with a wharf)
air-condition; air-cool (equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature)
uniform (provide with uniforms)
railroad (supply with railroad lines)
partner (provide with a partner)
bewhisker; whisker (furnish with whiskers)
subtitle (supply (a movie) with subtitles)
headline (provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Meaning:
Circulate or distribute or equip with
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
issue; supply
Context examples:
issue a new uniform to the children / supply blankets for the beds
Hypernyms (to "supply" is one way to...):
distribute (make available)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "supply"):
free; release; unblock; unfreeze (make (assets) available)
reissue (issue (a new version of))
free; release (make (information) available publication)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
ply; cater; provide; supply
Context example:
The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
Hypernyms (to "supply" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "supply"):
gratify; indulge; pander (yield (to); give satisfaction to)
underlay (provide with a base, support, lining, or backing)
fill; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill or meet a want or need)
horse (provide with a horse or horses)
shower (provide abundantly with)
accommodate (provide with something desired or needed)
nourish; nurture; sustain (provide with nourishment)
fix up (find (something or someone) for)
gutter (provide with gutters)
feed (provide as food)
power (supply the force or power for the functioning of)
help; serve (help to some food; help with food or drink)
staff (provide with staff)
drench (force to drink)
regale; treat (provide with choice or abundant food or drink)
board (provide food and lodging (for))
feed; give (give food to)
feed (serve as food for; be the food for)
dish; dish out; dish up; serve; serve up (provide (usually but not necessarily food))
cater (supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets)
pander; pimp; procure (arrange for sexual partners for others)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
State or say further
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
add; append; supply
Context example:
'It doesn't matter,' he supplied
Hypernyms (to "supply" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "supply"):
toss in (add casually to a conversation)
insert; slip in; sneak in; stick in (insert casually)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
