Dictionary entry details
• SUIT (noun)
Meaning:
A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
case; causa; lawsuit; suit; cause
Context example:
the family brought suit against the landlord
Hypernyms ("suit" is a kind of...):
legal proceeding; proceeding; proceedings ((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suit"):
civil suit (a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant)
class action; class-action suit (a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group)
countersuit (a suit brought against someone who has sued you)
criminal suit (a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant)
moot (a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise)
bastardy proceeding; paternity suit (a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined))
Meaning:
A set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
suit of clothes; suit
Context example:
they buried him in his best suit
Hypernyms ("suit" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suit"):
zoot suit (a flashy suit of extreme cut)
slack suit (casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket)
single-breasted suit (a suit having a single-breasted jacket)
pinstripe (a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes)
double-breasted suit (a suit with a double-breasted jacket)
business suit (a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen)
Meaning:
Playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context examples:
a flush is five cards in the same suit / in bridge you must follow suit / what suit is trumps?
Hypernyms ("suit" is a kind of...):
playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suit"):
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 ((bridge or whist) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand)
Holonyms ("suit" is a member of...):
deck; deck of cards; pack of cards (a pack of 52 playing cards)
Meaning:
A businessman dressed in a business suit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
all the suits care about is the bottom line
Hypernyms ("suit" is a kind of...):
businessman; man of affairs (a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive))
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
Meaning:
A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
courting; courtship; wooing; suit
Context example:
its was a brief and intense courtship
Hypernyms ("suit" is a kind of...):
appeal; entreaty; prayer (earnest or urgent request)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suit"):
bundling (a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing)
Meaning:
A petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("suit" is a kind of...):
appeal; entreaty; prayer (earnest or urgent request)
• SUIT (verb)
Meaning:
Be agreeable or acceptable to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
suit; fit; accommodate
Context example:
This suits my needs
Hypernyms (to "suit" is one way to...):
conform to; fit; meet (satisfy a condition or restriction)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be agreeable or acceptable
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This time suits me
Hypernyms (to "suit" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "suit"):
agree (be agreeable or suitable)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Accord or comport with
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
befit; beseem; suit
Context example:
This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!
Hypernyms (to "suit" is one way to...):
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Enhance the appearance of
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
become; suit
Context examples:
Mourning becomes Electra / This behavior doesn't suit you!
Hypernyms (to "suit" is one way to...):
beautify; embellish; fancify; prettify (make more beautiful)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
