long suit

long suit
Synonyms and related words:
ability, area, bag, bump, caliber, capability, capacity, cup of tea, dower, dowry, endowment, equipment, faculty, field, flair, forte, genius, gift, instinct, line, main interest, makings, manner, medium, metier, natural endowment, natural gift, oyster, parts, pet subject, potential, power, powers, pursuit, qualification, specialism, speciality, specialization, specialty, strong flair, strong point, style, talent, talents, technicality, the goods, the stuff, thing, type, vocation, way, weakness, what it takes

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  • long suit — Suit Suit (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Long suit — Long Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • long suit — long′ suit n. 1) gam a) the suit in which the most cards are held in a hand b) (in bridge) a suit in which four or more cards are held in a hand 2) the quality, activity or endeavor in which one excels: Diligence is not his long suit[/ex] •… …   From formal English to slang

  • long suit — n. 1. Card Games the suit in which a player holds the most cards 2. something at which one excels …   English World dictionary

  • long suit — noun 1. in a hand, the suit having the most cards • Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑aggregation, ↑accumulation, ↑assemblage • Hyponyms: ↑strong suit • Part Holonyms: ↑hand, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • long suit — /ˈlɒŋ sut/ (say long sooht) noun 1. Cards the suit in a hand which has the most cards. 2. one s strongest point; that field in which one most excels: *Scones were her long suit. –david malouf, 1990 …  

  • long suit — 1. Cards. a. the suit in which the most cards are held in a hand. b. (in bridge) a suit in which four or more cards are held in a hand. 2. the quality, activity, endeavor, etc., in which one excels: Diligence is his long suit. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • long suit — noun 1》 (in bridge or whist) a holding of several cards of one suit in a hand, typically 5 or more out of the 13. 2》 [usu. with negative] (one s long suit) one s outstanding quality or achievement …   English new terms dictionary

  • long suit — noun Date: circa 1876 1. a holding of more than the average number of cards in a suit 2. strong suit, forte …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Long Suit — Whist family 1) A holding of more than four cards in a suit 2) The longest holding in any suit in a hand …   The official rules of card games glossary

  • long suit — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something at which a person excels: forte, metier, specialty, strong point, strong suit. Slang: bag, thing. See ABILITY …   English dictionary for students

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