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Supplement(medicine)
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supplement(1)(dictionary)
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Times Higher Education Supplement, The(dictionary)

teapot (iou) and supplement 1, noun (oh)


teapot (iou)



teapot noun & verb. L17.
[from TEA noun + POT noun1.]
A. noun. A pot with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is brewed and from which it is poured. L17.
Comb. & phrases: teapot tempest, tempest in a teapot N. Amer. = storm in a teacup s.v. STORM noun.
b. verb trans. Infl. -tt-. Present (a person) with a teapot, esp. in recognition of Services rendered. rare. M19.
C. Bede Gentlemen..return thanks for having been 'tea-potted'.
teapotful noun as much as a teapot will hold L19.

supplement 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: supplementum, from supplere; SUPPLY2]
something that you add to something else to improve it or make it complete
::vitamins and Other dietary supplements
supplement to
::The payments are a supplement to his usual salary.
an additional part at the end of a book, or a separate part of a newspaper, magazine etc
::the Sunday supplements
an amount of money that is added to the price of a service, hotel room etc
::Single rooms are available at a supplement.