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the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
government
     1. n. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
     2. n. (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents
     3. n. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
     4. n. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
     5. n. The management or control of a system.
     6. n. The tenure of a chief of state.
hopes
     1. n. plural of hope
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of hope
     hope
          1. n. (lb or un) The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
                I still have some hope that I can get to work on time.
                After losing my job, there's no hope of being able to afford my world cruise.
                There is still hope that we can find our missing cat.
          2. n. The actual thing wished for.
          3. n. A person or thing that is a source of hope.
                We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.
          4. n. (Christianity) The virtuous desire for future good.
          5. v. (intransitive, transitive) To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.
                I hope everyone enjoyed the meal.
                I am still hoping that all will turn out well.
          6. v. To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.
          7. v. (intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in.
          8. v. (transitive, dialectal, nonstandard) To wish.
                I hope you all the best.
          9. n. (Northern England, Scotland) A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a comb.
          10. n. A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
          11. n. (Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
that
     1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
           He told me that the book is a good read.
           I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
     2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
           Be glad that you have enough to eat.
     3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
     4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
           The noise was so loud that she woke up.
           The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
     5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
     6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
           Was John there? — Not that I saw.
           How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
     7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
     8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
     9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
           That book is a good read. This one isn't.
           That battle was in 1450.
           That cat of yours is evil.
     10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
           He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
     11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
           They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
     12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
           The water is so cold! — That it is.
     13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
           The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
           The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
     14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
           the place that = where or to which I went last year
           the last time that = when I went to Europe
     15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
           "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
     16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
           I'm just not that sick.
           I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
     17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
           Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
     18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
lowering
     1. adj. (of sky or environment) Dark and menacing.
     2. adj. That lowers or frowns.
     3. adj. Lurking, skulking, menacing.
     4. n. alternative form of louring.
     5. v. present participle of lower
     6. n. The act of something being lowered.
     lower
          1. adj. comparative form of low: more low
          2. adj. bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
          3. adj. (geology, of strata or geological time periods) older
          4. adv. comparative form of low: more low
          5. v. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
                lower a bucket into a well
                to lower a sail of a boat
          6. v. to pull down
                to lower a flag
          7. v. To reduce the height of
                lower a fence or wall
                lower a chimney or turret
          8. v. To depress as to direction
                lower the aim of a gun
          9. v. To make less elevated
                to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
          10. v. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
                lower the temperature
                lower one's vitality
                lower distilled liquors
          11. v. To bring down; to humble
                lower one's pride
          12. v. (reflexive) (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
                I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
          13. v. To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
                lower the price of goods
                lower the interest rate
          14. v. (intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
                The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
          15. v. (intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.
          16. v. alternative spelling of lour.
its
     1. det. Belonging to it.
     2. pron. The one (or ones) belonging to it.
     3. n. plural of it
carbon
     1. n. The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.
     2. n. An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
           A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens.
     3. n. (informal) A sheet of carbon paper.
     4. n. (informal) A carbon copy.
     5. n. A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
     6. n. (ecology) Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.
     7. n. A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
     8. n. A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
     9. v. (Internet, intransitive) To cause (someone) to receive a carbon copy of an email message.
           When I send it, I'll carbon Julia so she's aware.
emissions
     1. n. plural of emission
Will
     1. n. (American football) A weak-side linebacker.
     2. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
           Do what you will.
     3. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
     4. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
     5. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
     6. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
     7. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
           Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
     8. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
           Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
     9. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
           Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
     10. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
           Most creatures have a will to live.
     11. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
     12. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
     13. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
           He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
     14. v. (archaic) To wish, desire.
     15. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
     16. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
           All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
     17. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
           He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
set
     1. v. To put (something) down, to rest.
           Set the tray there.
     2. v. To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
           I have set my heart on running the marathon.
     3. v. To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
     4. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
           to set a coach in the mud
     5. v. To determine or settle.
           to set the rent
     6. v. To adjust.
           I set the alarm at 6 a.m.
     7. v. To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
     8. v. To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
           Please set the table for our guests.
     9. v. To introduce or describe.
           I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.
     10. v. To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to.
           He says he will set his next film in France.
     11. v. To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
           This crossword was set by Araucaria.
     12. v. To prepare (a stage or film set).
     13. v. To fit (someone) up in a situation.
     14. v. To arrange (type).
           It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
     15. v. To devise and assign (work) to.
           The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.
     16. v. (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
     17. v. (intransitive) To solidify.
           The glue sets in four minutes.
     18. v. To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
           to set milk for cheese
     19. v. (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
           The moon sets at eight o'clock tonight.
     20. v. (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
     21. v. (obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
     22. v. (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
           to set seed
     23. v. (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
     24. v. (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
           He sets in that chair all day.
     25. v. To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
     26. v. (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
           The dog sets the bird.
           Your dog sets well.
     27. v. (obsolete) To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly; to set out.
     28. v. To fit music to words.
     29. v. To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
           to set pear trees in an orchard
     30. v. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
     31. v. To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
           The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward.
     32. v. To place or fix in a setting.
           to set a precious stone in a border of metal
           to set glass in a sash
     33. v. To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
           to set (that is, to hone) a razor
           to set a saw
     34. v. To extend and bring into position; to spread.
           to set the sails of a ship
     35. v. To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
           to set a psalm
     36. v. To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
           to set a broken bone
     37. v. (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
     38. v. (obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
     39. v. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
     40. v. (obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
     41. v. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
           to set a good example; to set lessons to be learned
     42. v. (Scotland) To suit; to become.
           It sets him ill.
     43. n. A punch for setting nails in wood.
           nail set
     44. n. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
           television set
     45. n. (alt form, sett): a hole made and lived in by a badger.
     46. n. (alt form, sett): pattern of threads and yarns.
     47. n. (alt form, sett): piece of quarried stone.
     48. n. (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
     49. n. The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
     50. n. (obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
     51. n. (engineering) Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
           the set of a spring
     52. n. (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
     53. n. (printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
     54. n. A young oyster when first attached.
     55. n. Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
     56. n. A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun)
     57. n. (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
           the set of a coat
     58. n. The camber of a curved roofing tile.
     59. adj. Fixed in position.
     60. adj. Rigid, solidified.
     61. adj. Ready, prepared.
           on your marks, get set, go!;  on your marks, set, go!
     62. adj. Intent, determined (to do something).
           set on getting to his destination
     63. adj. Prearranged.
           a set menu
     64. adj. Fixed in one’s opinion.
an
     1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
     2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
     3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
     4. conj. (archaic) If
     5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
           An it harm none, do what ye will.
     6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
     7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
     8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
           I was only going twenty miles an hour.
example
     1. n. Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
     2. n. Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
     3. n. Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
     4. n. A person punished as a warning to others.
     5. n. A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
     6. n. An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
     7. v. To be illustrated or exemplified (by).
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
that
     1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
           He told me that the book is a good read.
           I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
     2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
           Be glad that you have enough to eat.
     3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
     4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
           The noise was so loud that she woke up.
           The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
     5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
     6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
           Was John there? — Not that I saw.
           How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
     7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
     8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
     9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
           That book is a good read. This one isn't.
           That battle was in 1450.
           That cat of yours is evil.
     10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
           He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
     11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
           They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
     12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
           The water is so cold! — That it is.
     13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
           The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
           The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
     14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
           the place that = where or to which I went last year
           the last time that = when I went to Europe
     15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
           "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
     16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
           I'm just not that sick.
           I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
     17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
           Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
     18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
other
     1. adj. See other (determiner) below
     2. adj. second.
           I get paid every other week.
     3. adj. Alien.
     4. adj. Different.
     5. adj. (obsolete) Left, as opposed to right.
     6. n. An other one, more often rendered as another.
           I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.
     7. n. The other one; the second of two.
           One boat is not better than the other.
     8. det. Not the one or ones previously referred to.
           Other people would do it differently.
     9. adv. Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
           Other than that, I'm fine.
     10. adv. (obsolete) Otherwise.
           It shall none other be. — Chaucer.
           If you think other. — Shakespeare.
     11. v. To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
     12. v. To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
countries
     1. n. plural of country.
     country
          1. n. (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.
          2. n. A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, speci
          3. n. The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area.
          4. n. (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
          5. n. (ellipsis of country music)
          6. n. (mining) The rock through which a vein runs.
          7. n. (vulgar,) The female genitalia, especially the vagina.
          8. adj. From or in the countryside or connected with it.
          9. adj. Of or connected to country music.
Will
     1. n. (American football) A weak-side linebacker.
     2. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
           Do what you will.
     3. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
     4. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
     5. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
     6. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
     7. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
           Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
     8. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
           Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
     9. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
           Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
     10. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
           Most creatures have a will to live.
     11. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
     12. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
     13. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
           He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
     14. v. (archaic) To wish, desire.
     15. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
     16. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
           All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
     17. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
           He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
follow
     1. v. To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
           Follow that car!
     2. v. To go or come after in a sequence.
           B follows A in the alphabet.
           We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.
     3. v. To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
           Follow these instructions to the letter.
     4. v. To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
     5. v. To understand, to pay attention to.
           Do you follow me?
     6. v. To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
           I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
           My friends don't regularly follow the news.
     7. v. To be a logical consequence of.
           It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.
     8. v. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
     9. n. (sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
           a follow shot
     10. n. (internet) The act of following another user's online activity.
suit
     1. n. 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.
           Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding.
     2. n. (by extension) A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.
     3. n. (pejorative, 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.
     4. n. A full set of armour.
     5. n. (legal) 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.
     6. n. (obsolete) The act of following or pursuing; pursuit, chase.
     7. n. Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
     8. n. (obsolete) The act of suing; the pursuit of a particular object or goal.
     9. n. The full set of sails required for a ship.
     10. n. (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic and French playing cards.
     11. n. (obsolete) Regular order; succession.
           Every five and thirty years the same kind and suit of weather comes again.
     12. n. (archaic) A company of attendants or followers; a retinue.
     13. n. (archaic) A group of similar or related objects or items considered as a whole; a suite (of rooms etc.)
     14. v. To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
     15. v. (said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item, transitive) To be suitable or apt for one's image.
           The ripped jeans didn't suit her elegant image.
           That new top suits you. Where did you buy it?
     16. v. To be appropriate or apt for.
           The nickname "Bullet" suits her, since she is a fast runner.
           Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well.
     17. v. (most commonly used in the passive form, intransitive) To dress; to clothe.
     18. v. To please; to make content; to fit one's taste.
           He is well suited with his place.
           My new job suits me, as I work fewer hours and don't have to commute so much.
     19. v. (intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)
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