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suits

/s(j)uːts/

suits is the plural of suit.

suits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suit.

Meaning of suit

Noun

suit (plural suits)

  1. A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
    • A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
  2. (broadly) A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit.
  3. (Pakistan, women's speech) A dress.
  4. (derogatory, metonymically, slang) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
    • Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone today; the suits are making a "surprise" visit to this department.
  5. A full set of armour.
  6. 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.
    • If you take my advice, you'll file a suit against him immediately.

See all 22 meanings of suit

Proper noun capitalized: Suits

Suits

  1. (plural) plural of Suit

Phrases with suits

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Words that rhyme with suits

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Questions about suits

What is suits the plural of?
Suits is the plural of suit.
What part of speech is suits?
Suits is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce suits?
Suits is pronounced /s(j)uːts/.

Words near suits in the dictionary

  1. suitours
  2. suitport
  3. suitports
  4. suitress
  5. suitresses
  6. suits
  7. suits and ties
  8. suits down to the ground
  9. suits of armor
  10. suits of armour
  11. suits of dittoes

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