English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Supping (n.)

That which is supped; broth.

Supplace (v. t.)

To replace.

Supplant (n.)

To trip up.

Supplant (n.)

To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince.

Supplant (n.)

To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of.

Supplantation (n.)

The act of supplanting or displacing.

Supplanted (imp. & p. p.)

of Supplant

Supplanter (n.)

One who supplants.

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

of Supplant

Supple (a.)

Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.

Supple (a.)

Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse.

Supple (a.)

Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious.

Supple (v. t.)

To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather.

Supple (v. t.)

To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.

Supple (v. i.)

To become soft and pliant.

Supple-chapped (a.)

Having a limber tongue.

Supple-jack (n.)

A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem.

Supple-jack (n.)

A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem.

Suppled (imp. & p. p.)

of Supple

Supplely (adv.)

In a supple manner; softly; pliantly; mildly.