| NOUN | artifact | suit, suit of clothes | 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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| act | suit, lawsuit, case, cause, causa | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | |
| person | suit | (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit | |
| communication | suit, courtship, wooing, courting | a man's courting of a woman | |
| communication | suit | a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank | |
| artifact | suit | playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack | |
| VERB | stative | suit, accommodate, fit | be agreeable or acceptable to |
| stative | suit | be agreeable or acceptable | |
| stative | suit, befit, beseem | accord or comport with | |
| stative | suit, become | enhance the appearance of |
| Sounds | suw't | |
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| Rhymes | absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt... | |
| 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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| Example | "they buried him in his best suit" | |
| Synonym | suit of clothes | |
| Narrower | business suit | A suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen |
| double-breasted suit | A suit with a double-breasted jacket | |
| pinstripe | A suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes | |
| single-breasted suit | A suit having a single-breasted jacket | |
| slack suit | casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket | |
| zoot suit | A flashy suit of extreme / extreme cut | |
| Broader | garment | An article of clothing |
| Spanish | conjunto, flux, terno, traje, vestido | |
| Catalan | conjunt, vestit | |
| Meaning | (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit. | |
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| Example | "all the suits care about is the bottom line" | |
| Broader | businessman, man of affairs | A person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) |
| Usage of | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | |
| Meaning | A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage). | |
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| Synonyms | courtship, wooing, courting | |
| Narrower | bundling | A onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing |
| Broader | entreaty, prayer, appeal | earnest or urgent request |
| Spanish | cortejo, festejo, galanteo | |
| Catalan | festeig, galanteig | |
| Meaning | A petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank. | |
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| Broader | entreaty, prayer, appeal | earnest or urgent request |
| 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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| Member of | pack of cards, deck of cards, deck | A pack of 52 playing cards |
| Narrower | major suit | (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts |
| minor suit | (bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs | |
| trump | (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand | |
| Broader | playing card | One of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
| Spanish | palo | |
| Meaning | Be agreeable or acceptable to. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "This suits my needs" | |
| Synonyms | accommodate, fit | |
| Broader | fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil | Fill or meet a want or need |
| Spanish | acomodar, adaptar, ajustar | |
| Catalan | acomodar, adaptar, ajustar, ser apropiat | |
| Meaning | Be agreeable or acceptable. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This time suits me" | |
| Narrower | agree | Be agreeable or suitable |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | convenir | |
| Meaning | accord or comport with. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" | |
| Synonyms | befit, beseem | |
| Broader | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
| Spanish | adecuar, ajustar, concordar, convenir, ser adecuada, ser propio de | |
| Meaning | enhance the appearance of. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "This behavior doesn't suit you!" | |
| Synonym | become | |
| Broader | fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify | make more beautiful |
| Spanish | favorecer, ir, venir bien | |
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