suitcase
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- a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
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Origin of suitcase
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Contemporary Examples
Her business started in a suitcase, where she kept her supplies.
One woman dying on his floor, another rotting in a suitcase: An alleged killer stuns the financial community in Hong Kong.
Police said the woman in the suitcase had died on the previous day.
The suitcase of stunners that Amal revealed throughout the weekend proves that she has one amazing sense of style.
He books your work, drives you to set, wheels your suitcase in, helps you collect your check and, of course, spends it.
Historical Examples
She took one look, caught up the suitcase and raced down the stairs.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
He picked up the suitcase with one hand and took his wife's arm with the other.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
In the morning I packed her suitcase and handed it to the porter of her train.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
Slowly, Galusha, tugging the suitcase, stumbled to the edge of the piazza.
Galusha the MagnificentJoseph C. Lincoln
He spent most of that night packing his trunk and his suitcase.
Galusha the MagnificentJoseph C. Lincoln
suitcase
- a portable rectangular travelling case, usually stiffened, for carrying clothing, etc
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Word Origin and History for suitcase
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Idioms and Phrases with suitcase
suitcase
see live out (of a suitcase).
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