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suit > 10 senses
NOUN1suit, lawsuit, case, cause, causaA comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
2suit, suit of clothesA set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
3suitPlaying card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack
4suitA businessman dressed in a business suit
5suit, courtship, wooing, courtingA man's courting of a woman
6suitA petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
VERB1suit, accommodate, fitBe agreeable or acceptable to
2suitBe agreeable or acceptable
3suit, befit, beseemAccord or comport with
4suit, becomeEnhance the appearance of
suit > pronunciation
Soundssuw't
Rhymesabsolute, acute, arrowroot, and 76 more rhymes in uwt at the HyperDic website...
suit > noun 1, act
MeaningA comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
Examples"the family brought suit against the landlord"
Synonymslawsuit, case, cause, causa
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
Narrowercivil suit; class action, class-action suit; countersuit; criminal suit; moot; paternity suit, bastardy proceeding
Broaderproceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
Verbssue
suit > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color.
Examples"they buried him in his best suit"
Synonymssuit of clothes
Narrowerbusiness suit; double-breasted suit; single-breasted suit; slack suit; zoot suit
Broadergarment
suit > noun 3, artifact
MeaningPlaying card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack. Each set has its own symbol and color.
Examples"a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
Member ofpack of cards, deck of cards, deck
Narrowermajor suit; minor suit
Broaderplaying card
suit > noun 4, person
MeaningA businessman dressed in a business suit.
Examples"all the suits care about is the bottom line"
Broaderbusinessman, man of affairs
Usagedisparagement, depreciation, derogation
suit > noun 5, communication
MeaningA man's courting of a woman. Seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage).
Synonymscourtship, wooing, courting
Narrowerbundling
Broaderentreaty, prayer, appeal
suit > noun 6, communication
MeaningA petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank.
Broaderentreaty, prayer, appeal
suit > verb 1, stative
MeaningBe agreeable or acceptable to.
PatternSomething ----s somebody
Examples"This suits my needs"
Synonymsaccommodate, fit
Broadermeet, fit, conform to
suit > verb 2, stative
MeaningBe agreeable or acceptable.
PatternSomething ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"This time suits me"
Narroweragree
Broaderbe
suit > verb 3, stative
MeaningAccord or comport with.
PatternSomething ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
Synonymsbefit, beseem
Broadermatch, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
suit > verb 4, stative
MeaningEnhance the appearance of.
PatternSomething ----s somebody
Examples"This behavior doesn't suit you!"
Synonymsbecome
Broaderbeautify, embellish, prettify

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