English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Supine (a.)

Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone.

Supine (a.)

Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined.

Supine (a.)

Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless.

Supine (n.)

A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter supine.

Supinity (n.)

Supineness.

Suppage (n.)

What may be supped; pottage.

Suppalpation (n.)

The act of enticing by soft words; enticement.

Supparasitation (n.)

The act of flattering to gain favor; servile approbation.

Supparasite (v. t.)

To flatter; to cajole; to act the parasite.

Suppawn (n.)

See Supawn.

Supped (imp. & p. p.)

of Sup

Suppedaneous (a.)

Being under the feet.

Suppeditate (v. t.)

To supply; to furnish.

Suppeditation (n.)

Supply; aid afforded.

Supper (n.)

A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.

Supper (v. i.)

To take supper; to sup.

Supper (v. t.)

To supply with supper.

Supperless (a.)

Having no supper; deprived of supper; as, to go supperless to bed.

Supping (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Sup

Supping (n.)

The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.