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Word: suit
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A full set of armour.
- archaic A company of attendants or followers; a retinue.
- archaic A group of similar or related objects or items considered as a whole; a suite (of rooms etc.)
- A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers, or a similar outfit for a woman.
- by extension A single boilersuit, protective suit
- card games Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
- pejorative|slang A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
- obsolete The act of following or pursuing; pursuit, chase.
- legal The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
- obsolete Regular order; succession.
- obsolete The act of suing; the pursuit of a particular object or goal.
- Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
- The full set of sails required for a ship.
Source: Wiktionary
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Verb:
- intransitive: To agree; to accord; to be fitted; to correspond; ? usually followed by ''with'' or ''to''.
- To be fitted to; to accord with; to become; to befit.
- To dress; to clothe.
- To fit; to adapt; to make proper or suitable; as, to suit the action to the word.
- To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his place; to suit one?s taste.
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