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suit

n. 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"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"

suit

n. one of the seven classes for dividing a domino set

suit

n. the aggregate of cards belonging to one of these sets

long

n. an integer variable. In C, it has the value of four bytes and can be signed (-2G to +2G) or unsigned (4G)

suit, suit of clothes

n. 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"

suit, suing

n. 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"

long, long sterling

n. a long bill of exchange drawn in London

action, case, lawsuit, suit, legal action

n. a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa

n. 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"

suit

v. be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"

suit, become

v. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

long, yearn, hanker

v. desire strongly or persistently

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

suit, befit, beseem, accord with, comport with

v. accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"

yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn

v. have a yen for

long

adv. for a certain time or period; "How long will you be away?"

long, long since

adv. "This name has long since been forgotten"

forever, long, a very long time

adv. "She took forever to write the paper"

long

adj. (prosody) used of vowels or syllables

excess, long

adj. having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"

long, lengthy

adj. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"

long, lengthy

adj. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

ensemble, tout ensemble

n. an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

ensemble

n. a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)

livery

n. uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs

rig, outfit, getup

n. a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"

uniform

n. clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

prayer, petition, communion, orison

n. reverent petition to a deity

contravention

n. coming into conflict with

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

accommodate, oblige

v. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

enhance

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

fit, make fit

v. make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

augment

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

reinforce, reenforce, re-enforce

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn

v. have a yen for

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

conform, comply

v. be similar, be in line with

serve, serve as, serve for

v. serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

form, organize

v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

long, yearn, hanker

v. desire strongly or persistently

lust, hunger, thirst, crave, starve

v. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

mourn, feel sadness

v. feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"

lament, keen, express grief

v. express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

desire, want

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

prefer, like better

v. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"

slow

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

yearn over

v. have affection for

heavy, strong, accented

adj. used of syllables

emphatic, emphasized

adj. spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word"

masculine

adj. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"

generous

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

good, full

adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

wide, wide-cut

adj. having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

short

n. an integer variable. In C, it has the value of two bytes and can be signed (-32K to +32K) or unsigned (64K)

short

adj. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"

brief, mini

adj. (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"

short

adj. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"

brief, little

adj. of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"

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