Force
Force noun - The number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time.
Usage example: the great debate during the Cold War was whether the nation's missile force was adequate
Supply and force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supply" instead the word "Force" as a verb or a noun.
Supply
Supply noun - The number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time.
Usage example: the supply of parents willing to coach youth soccer seems to be shrinking
Force and supply are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead the word "Supply" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| full | full force | full supply |
| sufficient | sufficient force | sufficient supply |
| small | small force | small supply |
| entire | entire force | entire supply |
| Other adjectives: massive, large, great, main, personal, new, military, greater, local, external. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Attaching any sort of power supply to it makes it give off a very explosive energy reaction - enough to annihilate a Dreen invasion force and shatter an entire solar system.
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There simply was not enough harbour capacity in Southern England to supply the invading force.
Source: Alternate History -
Malina Kekapania of Two Serpents Rise poisoned a city's water supply, killed a god, and awakened giant fire serpents to chase foreign sorcerers, whom she saw as an occupying force, out of the city.
Source: Dark Action Girl
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