Super vs. Supper

Superadjective

Of excellent quality, superfine.

Superadjective

better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

Superadverb

(informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).

Supernoun

Abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".

Supernoun

Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.

Supernoun

(beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.

Supernoun

superhero.

Supernoun

(theatre) Someone outside the normal company, but appearing on stage with no lines to speak.

Supernoun

A person who has supernatural beliefs, distinguished from a bright.

Superverb

(beekeeping) To add or to place a super atop the existing boxes of the beehive.

Supernoun

A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2.

Supernoun

a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

Superadjective

of the highest quality;

Superadjective

including more than a specified category;

Superadjective

extremely large;

Superadverb

to an extreme degree;

Suppernoun

Food consumed before going to bed.

Suppernoun

Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.

Suppernoun

A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.

Suppernoun

A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

Supperverb

To consume a snack before retiring.

Supperverb

To eat dinner (see above).

Suppernoun

A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.

Supperverb

To take supper; to sup.

Supperverb

To supply with supper.

Suppernoun

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

Suppernoun

a social gathering where a light evening meal is served;

Supper

Supper was originally a secondary lighter evening meal. The main meal of the day, called dinner, used to be served closer to what is known as lunchtime, around the middle of the day, but crept later over the centuries, mostly over the course of the 19th century.