The Clue
Supplies (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PROVIDES
Tags
Notes
The answer PROVIDES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
PROVIDE as a verb:
1. (supply, provide, render, furnish) = provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
2. (provide, supply, ply, cater) = provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
3. determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"
4. (put up, provide, offer) = mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
5. (leave, allow for, allow, provide) = make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
6. (provide, bring home the bacon) = supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"
7. take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"