case
nouns
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"
a special set of circumstances
"in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
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"
the actual state of things
"that was not the case"
is a type of (narrower)
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
"first you must collect all the facts of the case"
a portable container for carrying several objects
"the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
is a type of (narrower)
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
a person requiring professional services
"a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
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"
a problem requiring investigation
"Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
is a type of (narrower)
a question raised for consideration or solution
"our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
"he stated his case clearly"
nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
a specific state of mind that is temporary
"a case of the jitters"
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"
the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
"the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
(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"
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
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