suit

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”

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”

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?”

a businessman dressed in a business suit

• “all the suits care about is the bottom line”

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”

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

be agreeable or acceptable to

• “This suits my needs”

be agreeable or acceptable

• “This time suits me”

accord or comport with

• “This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!”

enhance the appearance of

• “Mourning becomes Electra”
• “This behavior doesn”