short+supply

  • 31short — adjective 1》 of a small length or duration.     ↘(of a ball in sport) travelling only a small distance before bouncing. 2》 relatively small in extent. 3》 (of a person) small in height. 4》 (short of/on) not having enough of (something); lacking or …

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  • 32supply*/*/*/ — [səˈplaɪ] noun I 1) [C] an amount or quantity of something that is available to use The crops need a constant supply of water.[/ex] electricity/gas/oil supplies[/ex] 2) supplies [plural] things such as food, medicine, and equipment that you need… …

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  • 33short — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not measuring much from one end to the other VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 34supply — /sə plaɪ/ noun 1. the act of providing something which is needed 2. ♦ in short supply not available in large enough quantities to meet the demand ● Spare parts are in short supply because of the strike. 3. stock of something which is needed ●… …

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  • 35supply — sup|ply1 W2S3 [səˈplaı] n plural supplies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount available)¦ 2¦(necessary things)¦ 3 gas/electricity/water etc supply 4¦(act of supplying)¦ 5 supply ship/convoy/route etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(AMOUNT AVAILABLE)¦ …

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  • 36supply — 1. v. & n. v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 provide or furnish (a thing needed). 2 (often foll. by with) provide (a person etc. with a thing needed). 3 meet or make up for (a deficiency or need etc.). 4 fill (a vacancy, place, etc.) as a substitute. n. (pl.… …

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  • 37short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …

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  • 38short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… …

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  • 39short — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr lack Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little length b. not tall or high ; low 2. a. not extended in time …

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  • 40supply — I. verb (supplied; supplying) Etymology: Middle English supplien to complete, compensate for, from Middle French soupplier, from Latin supplēre to fill up, complete, raise (a military unit, crew) to its full complement, substitute, from sub up +… …

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