what does suit mean?
SUIT as NOUN
- Meaning
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
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- the family brought suit against the landlord
Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
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- they buried him in his best suit
Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack
- each set has its own symbol and color
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- a flush is five cards in the same suit
- in bridge you must follow suit
- what suit is trumps?
Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a man’’s courting of a woman
- seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
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- its was a brief and intense courtship
Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a businessman dressed in a business suit
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- all the suits care about is the bottom line
Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
SUIT as VERB
- Meaning
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- This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!
Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- be agreeable or acceptable to
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Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- enhance the appearance of
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- Mourning becomes Electra
- This behavior doesn”t suit you!
Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- be agreeable or acceptable
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Hypernyms(s) suit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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