CASE

(noun) 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"
synonyms : causa , cause , lawsuit , suit
(noun) a portable container for carrying several objects
"the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
(noun) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
synonyms : display case , showcase , vitrine
(noun) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
synonyms : pillow slip , pillowcase , slip
(noun) (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"
synonyms : compositor's case , typesetter's case
(noun) the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
"the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
synonyms : casing
(noun) the housing or outer covering of something
"the clock has a walnut case"
synonyms : casing , shell
(noun) an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
synonyms : sheath
(noun) the actual state of things
"that was not the case"
(noun) nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
synonyms : grammatical case
(noun) a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
"he stated his case clearly"
(noun) a problem requiring investigation
"Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
(noun) a specific size and style of type within a type family
synonyms : face , font , fount , typeface
(noun) 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"
synonyms : example , instance
(noun) a person requiring professional services
"a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
(noun) 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"
synonyms : character , eccentric , type
"Though he was a strange character, she found him very lovable." -added by nsrees
(noun) 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"
synonyms : guinea pig , subject
(noun) the quantity contained in a case
synonyms : caseful
(noun) a special set of circumstances
"in that event, the first possibility is excluded", "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
synonyms : event
(noun) a specific state of mind that is temporary
"a case of the jitters"
(verb) enclose in, or as if in, a case
"my feet were encased in mud"
synonyms : encase , incase
(verb) look over, usually with the intention to rob
"They men cased the housed"

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