Definitions for supples

supples sup·ple

Spelling: [suhp-uh l]
IPA: /ˈsʌp əl/

Supples is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in supples (elppssu).

Definitions for supples

adjective

  1. bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible:
  2. characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe:
  3. characterized by ease, responsiveness, and adaptability in mental action.
  4. compliant or yielding.
  5. obsequious; servile.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become supple.

Origin of supples

1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English souple flexible, compliant Old French: soft, yielding, lithe Latin supplic- (stem of supplex) submissive, suppliant, equivalent to sup- su

Examples for supples

While the limbs are still soft and supple they trail full length on the ground.

But that wine, a balanced blend of supple fruit, focused acidity and sweet spice, was my wake-up call.

I bent over to her rapidly and threw my arm around her supple waist.

Her wet garment outlined her supple figure and her high bosom.

And never before had she seemed to him so supple and so strong.

Loose silk pants, cozy ponchos, and supple leggings were all a part of the equation.

Year by year she grew, a brown-faced cherub, strong-limbed and supple.

How straight and supple she was, yet how dainty and slight withal!

He had the classic style, accurate, evenly balanced, and supple.

I ought to be supple enough after the practice of these three days.

Word Value for supples
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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