suitcase
a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
Origin of suitcase
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How to use suitcase in a sentence
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.
Hong Kong’s High-Flying British Psycho Killer Suspect | Nico Hines, Tom Sykes | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolice said the woman in the suitcase had died on the previous day.
Hong Kong’s High-Flying British Psycho Killer Suspect | Nico Hines, Tom Sykes | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe suitcase of stunners that Amal revealed throughout the weekend proves that she has one amazing sense of style.
Screw George Clooney—Amal Alamuddin Is the Catch | Allison McNearney | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExcuse me, I have to get the keffiyeh out of my dusty suitcase and pack a kilt.
Up to a Point: A Free Scotland Would Be a Hilarious Disaster | P. J. O’Rourke | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Marie was packing a suitcase and meditating upon the scorching letter she meant to write.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerLowell handed Miss Scovill's suitcase to the silent Wong, who had slipped out behind the women.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanI suddenly tossed my suitcase into the barn, and began a tour of inspection over my thirty acres.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonIf you wish them to do so, they will get your complete outfit, so you need not bring anything with you but a suitcase.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheonSlipping naturally into the most conventional groove either of word or deed, Cornelia eyed the suitcase inquisitively.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for suitcase
/ (ˈsuːtˌkeɪs, ˈsjuːt-) /
a portable rectangular travelling case, usually stiffened, for carrying clothing, etc
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Other Idioms and Phrases with suitcase
see live out (of a suitcase).
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