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Meaning of "long suit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG SUIT

long suit play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG SUIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Long suit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LONG SUIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of long suit in the English dictionary

The first definition of long suit in the dictionary is the longest suit in a hand of cards. Other definition of long suit is a holding of four or more cards of a suit. Long suit is also an outstanding advantage, personal quality, or talent.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG SUIT

long pig
long play
long primer
long purse
long radius
long ream
long s
long shot
long stop
long tail
long term
long tin
long tom
long ton
long trousers
long vacation
long view
long wave
long weekend

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG SUIT

bathing suit
birthday suit
business suit
diving suit
dress suit
follow suit
jogging suit
jump suit
leisure suit
lounge suit
major suit
sailor suit
strong suit
suit
sweat suit
swimming suit
three-piece suit
trouser suit
union suit
wet suit
zoot suit

Synonyms and antonyms of long suit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «long suit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG SUIT

Find out the translation of long suit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long suit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long suit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长西装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palo largo
570 millions of speakers

English

long suit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबे सूट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دعوى طويلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

долго костюм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terno longo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘ মামলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à long costume
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saman panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lange Farbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロングスーツ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

긴 소송
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long suit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phù hợp với dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட வழக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांब खटला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uzun takım elbise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vestito lungo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długo garnitur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довго костюм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

costum lung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγάλη κοστούμι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lang pak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lång färg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lang farge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long suit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG SUIT»

The term «long suit» is regularly used and occupies the 101.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG SUIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «long suit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «long suit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long suit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG SUIT»

Discover the use of long suit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long suit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bridge For Dummies
When you set up the small cards in a long suit, you often can't draw trumps first because you may need trump entries to the dummy to reach your winners after you establish the suit. If the only entries to the dummy are in the trump suit, you can't ...
Eddie Kantar, 2012
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Contemporary Bridge Bidding
number of designations: long suit game try, short suit game try, help suit game try, and 2 NT game try. It is important that the partnership come to agreement on the methods they wish to adopt. Originally, the concept was limited to long suit ...
Leif B. Sorensen, 2011
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Knack Bridge for Everyone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Rules, ...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Rules, Bidding, and Play of the Hand D. W. Crisfield. Setting up a long suit is your easiest route to success in no 6-card suit will do! That's six winners right off the. long suit play trump play Run a Suit Sometimes you find ...
D. W. Crisfield
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An epitome of the game of whist, long and short
If you have no other eligible lead, — being safest, except when playing close. Long suit (a), — if strong in trumps. Sequence, of three or more from an honour, or even from a ten or nine. Single card,— if weak in trumps, or playing a close game.
E M. Arnaud, 1829
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Card Games For Dummies
By leading a long suit, or a suit in which you have many cards, sometimes you can force your opponents to use up their trump cards prematurely to take the trick — cards with which they may win a trick anyway. If you lead from a suit in which ...
Barry Rigal, 2011
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Foster's Whist Manual
It lias the great advantage over the invariable lead of the long suit that it shows when there is little or 110 chance for a long-suit game to succeed. But when a short- suit player begins by leading his long suit, his partner may be pretty sure that ...
R. F. Foster, 2005
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Correct Contract Bridge
Either the long suit system or the short suit system requires partner to hold a minimum of a single definite trick (an ace or its equivalent K Q or two side kings) to raise an opening bid of two. The long suit system permits partner to assist although ...
E. V. Shepard, 2009
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On Bidding
HOW SCORING AFFECTS LONG-SUIT VALUATION In deciding how many tricks a long suit will win, the expert visualizes the various possible distributions of the other 1. AAK43 2. AAK432 V AQ75 0 A63 * 42 V AQ754 0 A6 *4 players' hands ...
Alan Truscott, Phillip Adler, 1990
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2/1 Game Force a Modern Approach
If partner jumps to 3NT either pass or transfer to your long suit if you have a slam try. Be careful, he may be short in your suit. Summary of Direct-Seat Actions recommend by Karen Walker Your action: Over their Weak 2-bid: Over their 3-bid:  ...
NEIL H. TIMM, PH.D., 2014
10
Ski
Do not get a thick long suit for hot climates. You will burn up. To make the very best choice, you must also consider stitching and other details (see sidebar). Here's some further advicesometimes conflicting-from the experts: "A good option is ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG SUIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long suit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Articles: What about Bill? - American Thinker
Subtlety is hardly the Clintons' long suit. So far, Bill has kept – or been kept – on the periphery. That could quickly change. There's something ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
2
When Bob Ellis vowed to unseat Bronwyn Bishop
Attired like a Jane Austen dilettante on a bad night, Mr Ellis and his lemon tie, mismatched long suit and flapping white shirt became more ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Atkins area family receives Pope County farming honor
By this time, I had figured out patience was not her long suit,” Shane said. “When we came back, I put the points on, got the compressor going ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
4
What will she say? Hillary heads to Hill as Iran deal drops | Fox News
Obama is trying to make it easy by reminding members of his party that all that is required is to do nothing, which is the long suit for members of ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
5
Budget making by surprise: A mixed bag
He loves running for office; it's his long suit. Meanwhile, back in Wisconsin, citizens and leaders of state organizations are left to pick up the ... «BizTimes.com, Jul 15»
6
Truth is a Crime Against The State
Independently reporting hard truths isn't its long suit. Its editor, Lisbeth Kirk, is the wife of former Danish European Parliament member ... «RINF Alternative News, Jul 15»
7
New county program offers support, housing for mentally ill homeless
... both in operation cost and in what is known as the McClendon lawsuit, the 20-year-long suit about civil rights violations from overcrowding. «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
8
Barnwell: Seahawks would be good with a mediocre QB, but they've …
To make matters worse, Wilson's one long suit — his high walk rate — has very little predictive power for hitters in the low minors. Statistically ... «Field Gulls, Jul 15»
9
Christie Almighty?
... Obama in this Republican field? Try a guy who's abrasive, blunt, confrontational, probably can't sing, and hasn't fit in a 42-long suit in years. «Ricochet.com, Jul 15»
10
EU Bashes "Russian Propaganda"
... independent credentials while supporting policies responsible news sources denounce. Independently reporting hard truths isn't its long suit. «The People's Voice, Jul 15»

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