Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun provisions
1 sense of provisions
Sense 1
commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals -- (a stock or supply of foods)
=> food, nutrient -- (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun provision
4 senses of provision
Sense 1
provision, proviso -- (a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision")
=> condition, precondition, stipulation -- (an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else)
Sense 2
provision, supply, supplying -- (the activity of supplying or providing something)
=> activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")
Sense 3
planning, preparation, provision -- (the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties")
=> thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation -- (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought")
Sense 4
provision -- (a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms))
=> store, stock, fund -- (a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb provision
1 sense of provision
Sense 1
provision, purvey -- (supply with provisions)
=> supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")