enough; provide what is needed: Her income suffices for her needs. 2 [T] (especially of food) to be enough for; satisfy: Some bread and soup will suffice me. 3 suffice it to say (that) rather pomp (used for suggesting that the short statement which follows is enough to express one's meaning): I could mention other examples of your bad work, but suffice it to say that your performance has been unsatisfactory.
suf-fi-cien-cy /sə'fiʃənsi/ n fml 1 [U] the state of being or having enough 2 [S(of)] a supply which is enough
suf-fi-cient /səˈfiʃən/ adj [(for] rather fml enough; as much as is needed for a purpose: There was sufficient food for everybody. | [+to-v] There were sufficient supplies to feed everybody. | There wasn't much food but it was sufficient for our needs. | We haven't got sufficient information from which to draw a conclusion. → opposite INSUFFICIENT; see ADEQUATE (USAGE) ENOUGH (USAGE)
suf·fix /'sʌfɪks/ n an AFFIX added to the end of a word (as in kindness quickly) → compare PREFIX
suf·fo·cate /'sʌfəkeɪt/ v [ɑːt] fo (cause to) die because of lack of air: The baby suffocated under its pillow. \ (fig.) Open a window; I'm suffocating in here! (=because there is not enough fresh air) \ (fig.) the suffocating effect of so many rules and regulations —-cation /'sʌfə'keɪʃən/ n [U]
Suf·folk /'sʌfək/ a COUNTY on the east coast of southeast England. It has no big cities, and it is known for its pretty countryside, which can be seen in the paintings of the 19th century artist John CONSTABLE.
suf-fra-gan /'sʌfrəɡən/ adj [A; after n] (of a BISHOP) helping a bishop of higher rank in his work: the suffragan bishop of Colchester | the bishop suffragan
suf·frage /'sʌfrɪdʒ/ n [U] the right to vote in national elections
CULTURAL NOTE In the UK, women were first allowed to vote in 1918, but only if they were over 30 years old. Women over 21 were finally allowed to vote in 1928. In the US, women were allowed to vote from 1920.
surra-gette /sʌɪrəˈdʒet/ n (in Britain and the US in the early 20th century) a woman who was a member of a group that tried to obtain for women the right to vote, especially by acts which brought public attention to their demands. In Britain, the suffragettes are remembered especially for tying themselves to fences outside official buildings in London as a means of protest. → see also Emmeline PANKHURST and photo on page A37
suf-fuse /səˈfjuːz/ v [T] to cover or spread through,
suffragette
especially with a colour or liquid: The light of the setting sun
suffused the clouds. —fusion /səˈfjuːʒən/ n [U]
sug·ar¹ /'fugər/ n 1 [U] a sweet white or brown substance which is obtained from plants, especially SUGARCANE and BEET, and used in food and drinks: Do you take sugar in your coffee? 2 [C] tech any of several sweet substances formed in plants → compare GLUCOSE 3 inftml, especially AmE (used when speaking to someone you like, usually by a man to a woman) 4 sugar and spice and all things nice a phrase from a NURSERY RHYME (=an old song or poem for children) saying what little girls are made of
sugar² √ [T] ↑ to put sugar in; sweeten: Did you sugar my tea? 2 sugar the pill to make something seem less unpleasant
'sugar beet n [U] BEET
'Sugar Bowl, the an important college football game held every year in New Orleans, Louisiana
sug·ar·cane /ˈfʊgəkeɪnˈl-ər-/ n [U] a tall upright tropical plant from whose stems sugar (cane sugar) is obtained
,sugar-coated adj covered with sugar
'sugar ,daddy n infml, usually derog an older man who provides a young woman with money and presents in return for sex or companionship
,sugared 'almond n a sweet made of a whole ALMOND (=type of nut) covered with hard (coloured) sugar
, Sugar , Loaf 'Mountain a mountain in Rio de Janeiro in southeast Brazil
'sugar lump n a square piece of solid sugar
'sugar ,maple n a kind of MAPLE tree that grows in the Northeast of the US. Liquid (SAP) taken from the tree is used as MAPLE SYRUP.
sug·ar·y /ˈfʊgəri/ adj 1 'containing sugar or tasting of sugar 2 derog too sweet, nice, kind etc, in an insincere way: poems full of sugary sentiments about love
suggest /səˈdʒest/ v [T] 1 to mention as a possibility; state as an idea for consideration; PROPOSE: I'd like to suggest an alternative plan. [+v-ing;(that)] I suggest leaving now/that we leave now. [+wh-] Can you suggest how we should do it? 2 to give signs (of); make clear, perhaps indirectly; INDICATE: Her expression suggested anger. [The disorganized meeting suggested a lack of proper planning. [+that] The latest figures suggest that business is improving. 3 to cause (a new idea) to appear or form in the mind. The sight of the vultures suggested the idea for his new horror film.
sug·ges·ti·ble /sə'dʒestʃbəl|səg-/ adj (of people) easily influenced: a suggestible child | She's at a suggestible age.
sug·ges·tion /səˈdʒestʃənˈsəɡ-/ n 1 [C] something sug·gested: Your suggestions are unworkable. | I'd like to make/offer a suggestion. | [+that] He rejected my suggestion that we should appoint Roger. → see REFUSE (USAGE) 2 [U] the act of suggesting: At your suggestion (=as you suggested) I planted the tree over there. 3 [S+of] a slight sign; TRACE: I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks. 4 [S+of, that; usually in questions and negatives] even an unlikely possibility: There's never been any suggestion of his being allowed/that he will be allowed out of prison. 5 [U] (in PSYCHOLOGY) an indirect way of causing an idea to be accepted by the mind, e.g. by HYPNOTISM
sug·ges·tive /səˈdʒestɪv/səg-/ adj 1 which shows or seems to show thoughts of sex: suggestive remarks 2 [f+of] film which leads the mind into a particular way of thinking: It's an abstract painting suggestive of a desert landscape. ︷ly adv: 'Do you want to come upstairs?' she said suggestively.
Su-har-to, T. N. J. /su:'ha:təʊll-ɑːr-/ (1921-) the President of INDONESIA from 1966 to 1998. In the late 1990s, as Indonesia experienced serious economic problems, Suharto became unpopular and there were many public protests against his government. In the end, he agreed to give up his position as President.
su·icid·al /ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdlɪd/, ˌsjuːr-ˈsjuːr-/ adj 1 [no comp.] of or with a tendency to suicide: a hospital ward for suicidal patients 2 wishing to kill oneself: I was feeling positively suicidal. 3 likely to lead to death or destruction: They made a suicidal attempt to climb the mountain in terrible weather. suicidal driving —-ly adv
su·i·cide /ˈsuːʒsaɪd, ˈsjuːˈlɪˈsuː-/ n 1 [C;U] the act of killing oneself: She tried to commit suicide. | The doctors pumped out her stomach after her attempted suicide. → see also EUTHANASIA 2 [C] law a person who does this 3 [U] a course of action that destroys one's position: It would be political suicide to hold an election now.
'suicide ,bomber n a TERRORIST who attacks places where there are many people by by carrying a bomb or driving a car with a bomb in it. Unlike other terrorists, suicide bombers are killed by their own bombs, and think of themselves as MARTYRs (=people who die for their religious or political beliefs).
'suicide pact n an arrangement between two or more people to commit suicide at the same time
suit¹ /suːt, sjurt/ n 1 a) a set of clothes made of the same material, usually including a short coat (JACKET) with trousers or a skirt: a dark/tweed suit b) (usually in comb.) a garment or set of garments for a special purpose: a swimsuit | a spacesuit (=for travelling through space) | the knight's suit of armour → see also WET SUIT 2 any of the four sets of cards used in games → see also MAJOR SUIT; see