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

[ Syn: suit of clothes ]

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

[ Syn: lawsuit , case , cause , causa ]

(slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit; all the suits care about is the bottom line'

a mans courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); its was a brief and intense courtship

[ Syn: courtship , wooing , courting ]

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

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?'

be agreeable or acceptable to; This suits my needs

[ Syn: accommodate , fit ]

be agreeable or acceptable; This time suits me'

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

[ Syn: befit , beseem ]

enhance the appearance of; Mourning becomes Electra; This behavior doesnt suit you!

[ Syn: become ]