(grammar) The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”.
(grammar) More loosely, use of unrelated (or distantly related) words for semantically related words which may not share the same lexical category, such as father/paternal or cow/bovine.
“They followed Astrid on a tour of a messy office with shelves full of supplies ranging from ragged green army blankets to cases of dish soap.”
“These men exist for one purpose only, and that is to move the American soldier and the tools and supplies for his job.”
“There was a big wood stove for cooking with shelves full of supplies including flour, sugar, coffee, cornmeal, hams and bacon, containers of dried fruit and meat, tea, coffee, and beans.”