supplies
Stock for projects
Supplies are materials or provisions needed for a particular purpose.
The word usually appears in plural: office supplies, medical supplies, art supplies.
Military supplies include everything troops need to function—food, ammunition, equipment.
School supplies are the pens, notebooks, and folders students bring to class.
The singular supply emphasizes quantity available: a month's supply of food, the water supply.
Weapon projectiles and charges
- rationsControlled food portions
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- materielArmed forces equipment
provisions · armaments · fuel · equipment · quartermaster · requisition · convoy · depot
Pressed pulp for writing
- pensHandheld writing implements
- pencilsGraphite writing implements
- notebooksBound blank pages
- envelopesPaper containers for letters
staplers · folders · binders · clips · markers · highlighters · erasers · rulers
Pressed pulp for writing
- glueBonding substance
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- paintColored coating substance
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
yarn · fabric · beads · ribbon · felt · glitter · stencils · canvas
Obtaining goods externally
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- freightGoods being transported
shipment · fulfillment · delivery · dispatch · restocking · replenishment · sourcing · stockpile
Controlled food portions
- foodstuffsEdible items or ingredients
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- waterClear essential liquid
- sustenanceMeans of living
nourishment · pantry · larder · victuals · comestibles · edibles · fare · refreshments
Controlled food portions
- firestarterMaterial that initiates combustion
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- paracordBraided nylon utility cord
tent · flashlight · hatchet · map · flint · tarp · matches · canteen
Strips covering wounds
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- syringesDevices for injection
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
masks · medications · thermometers · splints · sutures · saline · swabs · tourniquets
ammunition
Weapon projectiles and charges
- rationsControlled food portions
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
materiel · provisions · armaments · fuel · equipment · quartermaster · requisition · convoy · depot · cache
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
envelopes · staplers · folders · binders · clips · markers · highlighters · erasers · rulers · scissors
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
brushes · yarn · fabric · beads · ribbon · felt · glitter · stencils · canvas · clay
procurement
Obtaining goods externally
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
freight · shipment · fulfillment · delivery · dispatch · restocking · replenishment · sourcing · stockpile · allocation
rations
Controlled food portions
- foodstuffsEdible items or ingredients
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- waterClear essential liquid
sustenance · nourishment · pantry · larder · victuals · comestibles · edibles · fare · refreshments · consumables
rations
Controlled food portions
- firestarterMaterial that initiates combustion
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
paracord · tent · flashlight · hatchet · map · flint · tarp · matches · canteen · rope
bandages
Strips covering wounds
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- syringesDevices for injection
gloves · masks · medications · thermometers · splints · sutures · saline · swabs · tourniquets · dressings
- adventureadventure, quest, quests, exploration, explorers
- officedesk, desk job, desks, desk lamp, desk lamps
- purchasesbook, clothing, groceries, food, shoes
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- stuffthings, items, objects, stuff, goods
- supplystock, provisions, stockpile, reserve, stores
suppliesshortages
Insufficient quantities available
withholds · deprives · deprivations · deficiencies · scarcities
- school suppliesMaterials for academic work
- office suppliesMaterials for desk work
- cleaning suppliesMaterials for removing dirt
- art suppliesTools for making artwork
- pet suppliesProducts for domestic animals
- emergency suppliesGoods stored for crises