STRONG SUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strong suit mean? 

• STRONG SUIT (noun)
  The noun STRONG SUIT has 2 senses:

1. a long suit including high cards

2. an asset of special worth or utility

  Familiarity information: STRONG SUIT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRONG SUIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long suit including high cards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("strong suit" is a kind of...):

long suit (in a hand, the suit having the most cards)

Holonyms ("strong suit" is a part of...):

bridge hand (the cards held in a game of bridge)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An asset of special worth or utility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

forte; long suit; metier; speciality; specialty; strength; strong point; strong suit

Context example:

cooking is his forte

Hypernyms ("strong suit" is a kind of...):

asset; plus (a useful or valuable quality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strong suit"):

green fingers; green thumb (a special ability to make plants grow)