| case | | |
| case, example, instance | (n.) | an occurrence of something.; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" |
| case, event | (n.) | a special set of circumstances.; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" |
| case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit | (n.) | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.; "the family brought suit against the landlord" |
| case | (n.) | the actual state of things.; "that was not the case" |
| case | (n.) | a portable container for carrying several objects.; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" |
| case | (n.) | a person requiring professional services.; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" |
| case, guinea pig, subject | (n.) | a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation.; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" |
| case | (n.) | a problem requiring investigation.; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir" |
| case | (n.) | a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument.; "he stated his case clearly" |
| case, caseful | (n.) | the quantity contained in a case. |
| case, grammatical case | (n.) | nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence. |
| case | (n.) | a specific state of mind that is temporary.; "a case of the jitters" |
| case, character, eccentric, type | (n.) | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities).; "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" |
| case, face, font, fount, typeface | (n.) | a specific size and style of type within a type family. |
| case, sheath | (n.) | an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part. |
| case, casing, shell | (n.) | the housing or outer covering of something.; "the clock has a walnut case" |
| case, casing | (n.) | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening.; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" |
| case, compositor's case, typesetter's case | (n.) | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers.; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters" |
| case, pillow slip, pillowcase, slip | (n.) | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow.; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" |
| case, display case, showcase, vitrine | (n.) | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home. |
| case | (v.) | look over, usually with the intention to rob.; "They men cased the housed" |
| case, encase, incase | (v.) | enclose in, or as if in, a case.; "my feet were encased in mud" |
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