suitcase
/'sju:tkeis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A portable rectangular container for carrying clothes and personal items, typically when traveling: A suitcase is a piece of luggage with a handle, designed to hold a traveler's belongings. It is often made of hard or soft material and may have wheels.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She packed her suitcase for the two-week vacation.
- He placed his suitcase in the overhead compartment on the train.
- The suitcase was heavy, filled with books and winter clothes.
Advanced Usage
- "To live out of a suitcase": To travel frequently or be away from home so often that one's belongings remain packed.
- As a touring musician, she essentially lives out of a suitcase for months at a time.
Variants and Related Words
Suitcases (n): The plural form.
- All the suitcases were lined up at the baggage claim.
Case (n): A more general term for a container or receptacle, which can sometimes refer to a suitcase in specific contexts (e.g., "briefcase").
- He grabbed his briefcase and left for the office. (Note: This is a related but distinct type of case.)
Synonyms
- Bag: A general term for a flexible container.
- Luggage: A collective term for suitcases and other bags used while traveling.
- Valise: A somewhat old-fashioned term for a small suitcase.
Related Phrases
"Pack a suitcase": To put items into a suitcase in preparation for travel.
- It took her an hour to pack a suitcase for the business trip.
"Unpack a suitcase": To remove items from a suitcase after travel.
- He was too tired to unpack his suitcase when he got home.
Related Idioms
- "Suitcase words": A term (coined by Marvin Minsky) referring to words that carry a lot of different meanings packed into them, much like a suitcase holds many items.
- Words like "consciousness" or "intelligence" are often considered suitcase words.
Noun
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- he carried his small bag onto the plane with him