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suit

noun

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Sense 1 noun

a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

they buried him in his best suit

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Sense 2 verb

be agreeable or acceptable to

This suits my needs

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Sense 3 noun

a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

the family brought suit against the landlord

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Sense 4 verb

be agreeable or acceptable

This time suits me

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Sense 5 noun

(slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit

all the suits care about is the bottom line

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Sense 6 verb

accord or comport with

This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!

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Sense 7 noun

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

its was a brief and intense courtship

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Sense 8 verb

enhance the appearance of

Mourning becomes Electra

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Sense 9 noun

a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

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Sense 10 noun

playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color

a flush is five cards in the same suit

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 hypernym Types & categories garment
1 hyponym Types & categories business suit
1 hyponym Types & categories double-breasted suit
1 hyponym Types & categories pinstripe
1 hyponym Types & categories single-breasted suit
1 hyponym Types & categories slack suit
1 hyponym Types & categories zoot suit
2 derivation Related & opposite accommodation
2 derivation Related & opposite fitter
2 derivation Related & opposite accommodative
2 hypernym Types & categories conform to
3 derivation Related & opposite action
3 domain topic Related & opposite law
3 hypernym Types & categories proceeding
3 hyponym Types & categories civil suit
3 hyponym Types & categories class action
3 hyponym Types & categories countersuit
3 hyponym Types & categories criminal suit
3 hyponym Types & categories moot
3 hyponym Types & categories paternity suit
4 hypernym Types & categories be
4 hyponym Types & categories agree
5 domain usage Related & opposite derogation
5 domain usage Related & opposite jargon
5 hypernym Types & categories businessman
6 hypernym Types & categories tally
7 derivation Related & opposite court
7 derivation Related & opposite court
7 hypernym Types & categories appeal
7 hyponym Types & categories bundling
8 hypernym Types & categories fancify
9 hypernym Types & categories appeal
10 member holonym Parts & wholes pack of cards
10 hypernym Types & categories playing card
10 hyponym Types & categories major suit
10 hyponym Types & categories minor suit
10 hyponym Types & categories trump