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super|vi|sion /suː pə ^r v I ʒ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft under N ] Supervision is the supervising of people, activities, or places. □  A toddler requires close supervision and firm control at all times. □ [+ of ] The plan calls for a cease-fire and U.N. supervision of the country.

super|vi|sor /suː pə ^r va I zə ^r / (supervisors ) N‑COUNT A supervisor is a person who supervises activities or people, especially workers or students. □  …a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory. □  Each student has a supervisor to advise on the writing of the dissertation.

super|vi|sory /suː pə ^r va I zəri/ ADJ [ADJ n] Supervisory means involved in supervising people, activities, or places. □  Most supervisory boards meet only twice a year. □  …staff with a minor supervisory role.

super|woman /suː pə ^r wʊmən/ (superwomen ) N‑VAR Superwoman is used to refer to a type of ideal woman who is able to do many things in her life successfully at the same time, such as have a job, bring up children, care for her home, and be attractive. □  Superwoman exists only in the minds of journalists and Hollywood producers.

su|pine /suː pa I n/ ADJ If you are supine , you are lying flat on your back. [FORMAL ] □  …bedridden persons confined to the supine position. ● ADV [ADV after v] Supine is also an adverb. □  I lay supine on the poolside grass.

sup|per /sʌ pə ^r / (suppers )

1 N‑VAR Some people refer to the main meal eaten in the early part of the evening as supper . □  Some guests like to dress for supper.

2 N‑VAR Supper is a simple meal eaten just before you go to bed at night. □  She gives the children their supper, then puts them to bed.

su p|per club (supper clubs ) N‑COUNT In the United States, a supper club is a small expensive nightclub.

sup|per|time /sʌ pə ^r ta I m/ N‑UNCOUNT Suppertime is the period of the day when people have their supper. It can be in the early part of the evening or just before they go to bed at night. □  They'll be back by suppertime.

sup|plant /səplɑː nt, -plæ nt/ (supplants , supplanting , supplanted ) VERB If a person or thing is supplanted , another person or thing takes their place. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] He may be supplanted by a younger man. □ [V n] By the 1930s the wristwatch had almost completely supplanted the pocket watch.

sup|ple /sʌ p ^ə l/ (suppler , supplest )

1 ADJ A supple object or material bends or changes shape easily without cracking or breaking. □  The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years.

2 ADJ A supple person can move and bend their body very easily. □  Try these simple exercises to keep your feet supple.

sup|plement /sʌ pl I mənt/ (supplements , supplementing , supplemented )

1 VERB If you supplement something, you add something to it in order to improve it. □ [V n] …people doing extra jobs outside their regular jobs to supplement their incomes. □ [V n + with ] I suggest supplementing your diet with vitamins E and A. ● N‑COUNT Supplement is also a noun. □ [+ to ] Business sponsorship must be a supplement to, not a substitute for, public funding.

2 N‑COUNT A supplement is a pill that you take or a special kind of food that you eat in order to improve your health. □  …a multiple vitamin and mineral supplement.

3 N‑COUNT A supplement is a separate part of a magazine or newspaper, often dealing with a particular topic. □  …a special supplement to a monthly financial magazine.

4 → see also colour supplement