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LONG SUIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An asset of special worth or utility
Example:
cooking is his forte
Synonyms:
forte; long suit; metier; speciality; specialty; strength; strong point; strong suit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("long suit" is a kind of...):
asset; plus (a useful or valuable quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "long suit"):
green fingers; green thumb (a special ability to make plants grow)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a hand, the suit having the most cards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("long suit" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "long suit"):
strong suit (a long suit including high cards)
Holonyms ("long suit" is a part of...):
deal; hand (the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time)
