Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually rectangular piece of luggage for carrying clothing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A flat valise, light enough to be carried by hand, originally intended to contain a gentleman's evening clothes or ‘dress-suit.’ Also called a dress-suit case.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun large (usually rectangular) piece of
luggage used for carryingclothes , and sometimessuits , whentravelling - verb to
trade using samples in asuitcase
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
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Examples
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Right now, I think the large size of the seal on his suitcase is a bit distracting.
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So between the dresses and the exercise clothes and the naughty nurse outfit (I'm just kidding! seriously!), the suitcase is already way full, and we haven't even talked about shoes yet.
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Living out of a suitcase is her modus operandi, as she is usually on tour.
Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum: Electro-Pop Artist Uffie Shares Her Effortless Style: 'You Should Live The Hell Out Of Every Moment' (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Elisa Goodkind 2010
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Living out of a suitcase is her modus operandi, as she is usually on tour.
Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum: Electro-Pop Artist Uffie Shares Her Effortless Style: 'You Should Live The Hell Out Of Every Moment' (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Elisa Goodkind 2010
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Living out of a suitcase is her modus operandi, as she is usually on tour.
Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum: Electro-Pop Artist Uffie Shares Her Effortless Style: 'You Should Live The Hell Out Of Every Moment' (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Elisa Goodkind 2010
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You should see the expression of the inspectors when they discover that inside my suitcase is a jar of peanut butter and also one or two loafs of my favorite bread.
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You should see the expression of the inspectors when they discover that inside my suitcase is a jar of peanut butter and also one or two loafs of my favorite bread.
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You should see the expression of the inspectors when they discover that inside my suitcase is a jar of peanut butter and also one or two loafs of my favorite bread.
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You should see the expression of the inspectors when they discover that inside my suitcase is a jar of peanut butter and also one or two loafs of my favorite bread.
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You should see the expression of the inspectors when they discover that inside my suitcase is a jar of peanut butter and also one or two loafs of my favorite bread.
bilby commented on the word suitcase
I said nothing
to the woman I loved
but gathered
love's adjectives into a suitcase
and fled from all languages.
- Nizar Qabbani, 'Language'.
October 10, 2008