📖 S — The English dictionary · page 118

superstitious — Everyday, meaning 1: A superstitious person believes in luck or magic signs, like thinking black cats, broken mirrors or Friday the 13th bring bad luck.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Superstitious describes a belief or habit based on such ideas rather than on facts or science.↗ Example: Grandma is superstitious and never opens an umbrella indoors.↗ · Some footballers are superstitious about their lucky boots.↗ · Sailors used to be very superstitious.↗ · He was superstitious about the number 13.↗ · Knocking on wood is a superstitious habit.↗ · Scientists test ideas instead of trusting superstitious beliefs.↗ · I'm not superstitious, but I still kept my lucky pencil.↗

supervise — Everyday, meaning 1: To supervise people or an activity is to watch over them and make sure they do things correctly and safely.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To supervise is to be in charge of workers or a job.↗ Example: A lifeguard supervises the swimmers at the pool.↗ · Young children must be supervised near water.↗ · Mrs Patel supervised our science experiment.↗ · Only use the oven when an adult is supervising.↗ · Mum supervises the builders working on our kitchen.↗ · The test was supervised by two teachers.↗ · Architecture next engaged his attention, and in 1657 he designed a house at Viry for his brother and supervised its construction.↗

supervising — Everyday, meaning 1: Supervising means watching over people or an activity to make sure it is done safely and correctly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adjective, supervising means in charge: «the supervising teacher».↗ Example: Mr Lee is supervising the playground today.↗ · Only use the oven with an adult supervising.↗ · The lifeguard was supervising the pool.↗ · Who is supervising the science experiment?↗ · She is supervising the younger children on the trip.↗ · The supervising teacher blew the whistle.↗ · Swimming here is only allowed with adult supervision.↗

supervision — Everyday, meaning 1: Supervision is watching over people or work to make sure things are done correctly and safely.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Under supervision means with a grown-up or a person in charge watching.↗ e.g. "children must swim under supervision".↗ Example: Children under 8 must be under adult supervision in the pool.↗ · Only use the oven under supervision.↗ · The science experiment was done with a teacher's supervision.↗ · The playground has supervision at lunch time.↗ · The new worker needs close supervision for a week.↗ · Never use matches without supervision.↗

supervisor — Everyday, meaning 1: A supervisor is a person whose job is to watch over other people and their work, and make sure things are done right and safely.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: At school, a supervisor can be an adult who watches children at lunch, in the playground or during an exam.↗ Example: Tell the lunchtime supervisor if you feel sick.↗ · The supervisor checked that everyone had a helmet on.↗ · Mum is a supervisor at the supermarket.↗ · Swimming is only allowed when a supervisor is watching.↗ · The exam supervisor said, «Pens down.»↗ · Ask the supervisor before you leave the playground.↗ · The workers told their supervisor about the broken machine.↗ · A supervisor looks after the team.↗

supine — Everyday, meaning 1: Lying flat on your back, face upwards.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Weak, lazy or too willing to accept things without protesting.↗ Example: The doctor asked the patient to lie supine on the bed.↗ · In yoga, we lay supine and breathed slowly.↗ · The opposite of supine is prone, lying face down.↗ · The cat lay supine in the sun with its paws in the air.↗ · The newspaper called the council supine for doing nothing about the potholes.↗ · For this exercise, start in a supine position with your knees bent.↗

supper — Everyday, meaning 1: Supper is the evening meal, especially a light or simple one, or the last meal before bed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, regional) In some families and regions "supper" means the main evening meal, the same as dinner or tea.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Bible, church) The Last Supper was the meal Jesus shared with his disciples the night before he died; the Lord's Supper is another name for Holy Communion.↗ Example: We had soup and toast for supper.↗ · Come in, it's time for supper!↗ · At the Last Supper, Jesus broke the bread.↗ · Grandma makes cocoa for supper before bed.↗ · In Scotland we got a fish supper from the chip shop.↗ · Our church shares the Lord's Supper once a month.↗ · You'll have to sing for your supper and help wash up.↗ · Servants came, and he ordered supper.↗

supperless — Everyday, meaning 1: Supperless means without supper, having had no evening meal.↗ Example: The wolf returned wearied and supperless.↗ · I won't remain supperless.↗

supplant — Everyday, meaning 1: To supplant someone or something is to take their place, often by being newer or better (formal).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To supplant someone can also mean to push them out of their position, sometimes by tricks.↗ Example: Phones have supplanted letters for most messages.↗ · Cars supplanted horses on the roads.↗ · The new player supplanted the captain in the team.↗ · Christians read that Jacob supplanted Esau and took his blessing.↗ · Plastic bags have been supplanted by cloth bags in many shops.↗ · The invader supplanted the old king.↗

supplanter — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A person who trips up or pushes aside another to take his place, often by trickery.↗ Example: Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about, (Writings PSA.49.6, JPS 1917)↗

supple — Everyday, meaning 1: Able to bend and move easily: a supple body, supple joints.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Soft and bending without cracking: supple leather, a supple branch.↗ Example: Gymnasts are very supple.↗ · Stretching every day keeps your body supple.↗ · Willow twigs are supple enough to weave baskets.↗ · The old leather boots were still soft and supple.↗ · Cats are supple and can squeeze through gaps.↗ · Oil keeps the saddle supple.↗ · But his bow abode firm, and the arms of his hands were made supple, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, from thence, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel, (Torah GEN.49.24, JPS 1917)↗

supplement — Everyday, meaning 1: A supplement is something added to something else to make it complete or better.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A supplement is a pill or drink with vitamins or other things that people take as well as food.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A supplement is an extra part of a newspaper or magazine.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A supplement is an extra amount of money you pay, for example for a better seat.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (verb) To supplement is to add to something to make it bigger or enough.↗ Example: Some people take a vitamin D supplement in winter.↗ · The Sunday paper comes with a colour supplement.↗ · There is a small supplement for a sea-view room.↗ · Grandad supplements his pension by gardening for neighbours.↗ · The farmer supplements the cows' grass with hay.↗ · Only take supplements a doctor or parent gives you.↗ · The teacher supplemented the lesson with a video.↗ · This is the number of the Paths or Ways of Wisdom, which are added as a supplement.↗ 32 is written in Hebrew by LB, Lamed and Beth, and these are the last and first letters of the Pentateuch.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · 'Alter having written this supplement I lound that Mr. S. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Distribution was delayed unril this year (1922) by a supplement aiming at a solution of the Pythagorean philosophy.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

supplemental — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Added as an extra part to make something more complete.↗ Example: The supplemental paragraphs have been printed in modern form by Kalisch ; they identify the several letters of the Heptad more definitely with the planets, days of the week, human attributes and organs of the senses.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

supplementary — Everyday, meaning 1: Added to something to make it bigger, better or complete; extra.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (maths) Supplementary angles are two angles that add up to 180 degrees.↗ Example: Angles of 120° and 60° are supplementary because they add up to 180°.↗ · If one angle is 110°, its supplementary angle is 70°.↗ · The teacher gave us a supplementary worksheet for practice.↗ · The museum offers supplementary guides for children.↗ · She asked a supplementary question after his answer.↗ · Vitamins can be supplementary to a healthy diet, not a replacement.↗ · Kalisch in the supplementary paragraphs gives a different attribution ; both are wrong, as an adept cultured clairvoyant could prove.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

supplementation — Everyday, meaning 1: Supplementation is adding something extra to make something complete or to make up for what is missing, especially adding vitamins or minerals to a diet.↗ Example: Doctors recommend vitamin D supplementation in winter.↗ · Iron supplementation helped her feel less tired.↗ · Farmers use supplementation to feed their animals extra minerals.↗ · Babies sometimes need vitamin supplementation.↗ · Supplementation should only be done with a doctor's advice.↗ · The school got some supplementation of its budget.↗ · A balanced diet usually needs little supplementation.↗

suppliant — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A person who humbly begs or prays for help.↗ Example: From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia shall they bring My suppliants, even the daughter of My dispersed, as Mine offering.↗ (Prophets ZEP.3.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Hark! upon the high hills is heard the suppliant weeping of the children of Israel; for that they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.↗ (Prophets JER.3.21, JPS 1917)↗

supplication — Everyday, meaning 1: Supplication is asking for something humbly and seriously, especially from God or a powerful person (formal).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church) A supplication is a humble prayer asking God for help.↗ Example: She raised her hands in supplication.↗ · Christians believe God hears prayers and supplications.↗ · The poor man knelt before the king in supplication.↗ · The prayer book has a supplication for the sick.↗ · The villagers made a supplication for rain.↗ · His voice was full of supplication.↗ · The prince read and bared his head and lifted his hands in supplication to Him who has no needs, and prayed, “O Friend of the traveller!↗ · The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD receiveth my prayer.↗ (Writings PSA.6.10, JPS 1917)↗ · I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.↗ (Writings PSA.116.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Let my supplication come before Thee; deliver me according to Thy word.↗ (Writings PSA.119.170, JPS 1917)↗

supplier — Everyday, meaning 1: A supplier is a person or company that provides goods or services to other people or businesses, often regularly.↗ Example: The bakery gets its flour from a local supplier.↗ · Our energy supplier sends a bill every month.↗ · The shop changed suppliers to get cheaper prices.↗ · A supplier sells 100 pencils for £5; how much is each pencil?↗ · The school's food supplier delivers every morning.↗ · Farmers are suppliers to supermarkets.↗ · Good suppliers deliver on time.↗

supply — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To supply is to give or provide something that people need.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) A supply is an amount of something kept for use when needed.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Supplies are things like food, tools or school equipment that people need.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The system that brings things like water, gas or electricity to homes.↗ Example: We need more art supplies.↗ · Farmers supply milk to the shop.↗ · The cupboard has a supply of tissues.↗ · Keep a supply of water in case of a storm.↗ · The water supply was cut off for a day.↗ · Blood supplies oxygen to your muscles.↗ · The explorers ran out of supplies.↗ · The brindled cow, which has led us hither, will supply us with milk.↗ · It illuminates the splendor of all lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the Prince of countenances.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · It illuminates the splendour . of all the lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the .↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The Thirty-two Paths are the Ten Sephiruth and the Twenty-two letters, each supplying a type of divine power and attributes.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

support — Everyday, meaning 1: To support means to hold something up so it doesn't fall.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To support someone means to help, encourage or be kind to them.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To support a team means to like it and want it to win.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To support an idea means to agree with it.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Support is help, or a thing that holds something up.↗ Example: The pillars support the roof.↗ · My parents support me in everything I do.↗ · Which football team do you support?↗ · I support the idea of a longer playtime.↗ · Support your answer with evidence from the text.↗ · If you feel sad, ask an adult for support.↗ · The bridge needs strong supports.↗ · With these words the king took Labakan’s arm to support him down the hill.↗ · Send forth thy help from the sanctuary, and support thee out of Zion; (Writings PSA.20.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Support Thou me, and I shall be saved; and I will occupy myself with Thy statutes continually.↗ (Writings PSA.119.117, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.↗ (Writings PSA.41.4, JPS 1917)↗

supporter — Everyday, meaning 1: A supporter is a person who likes and cheers for a sports team.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A supporter is a person who agrees with and helps an idea, a person, a charity or a political party.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A supporter can also be something that holds something up, like an athletic support.↗ Example: He's been an Arsenal supporter since he was five.↗ · The supporters sang all through the match.↗ · She is a big supporter of animal charities.↗ · The candidate thanked her supporters.↗ · The away supporters cheered loudly.↗ · Supporters raised money for the new hospital.↗ · And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to be a supporter and a stronghold unto him.↗ (Writings DAN.11.1, JPS 1917)↗

suppose — Everyday, meaning 1: To suppose means to think something might be true, or to guess it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To suppose is also to imagine a case: suppose you had a million dollars.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Be supposed to means should, or be planned to: you are supposed to wear a hat.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Be supposed to also means people say it is so: the film is supposed to be good.↗ Example: Suppose each box holds 6 eggs.↗ How many boxes for 30 eggs?↗ · He was supposed to read 20 pages.↗ · Suppose you double 15.↗ · She was supposed to arrive at 4 o'clock.↗ · We are supposed to line up before class.↗ · I suppose you are right.↗ · Suppose it rains; what will we do?↗ · This cake is supposed to be the best in town.↗ · I suppose you are a princess."↗ · C, but it is supposed that it was in use at a much earlii r date.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · The five symbols or elements 1, 11, 111, 1111, 0, were supposed to symbolize the whole cosmos which was believed to be in harmony with a decimal system of notation expressible by these symbols.'↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗