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Quick definitions from WordNet (case)
▸ 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
▸ noun: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow ("The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase")
▸ 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
▸ 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: an occurrence of something ("It was a case of bad judgment")
▸ noun: a person requiring professional services ("A typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor")
▸ noun: the quantity contained in a case
▸ noun: a specific state of mind that is temporary ("A case of the jitters")
▸ noun: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
▸ noun: the housing or outer covering of something ("The clock has a walnut case")
▸ noun: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
▸ noun: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation ("The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities")
▸ noun: a special set of circumstances ("It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled")
▸ noun: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
▸ noun: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) ("A mental case")
▸ verb: look over, usually with the intention to rob ("They men cased the housed")
▸ verb: enclose in, or as if in, a case ("My feet were encased in mud")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 6666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #813)
▸ Also see casing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to case
▸ Usage examples for case
▸ Idioms related to case (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing case
▸ Words that often appear near case
▸ Rhymes of case
▸ Invented words related to case
▸ 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
▸ noun: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow ("The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase")
▸ 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
▸ 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: an occurrence of something ("It was a case of bad judgment")
▸ noun: a person requiring professional services ("A typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor")
▸ noun: the quantity contained in a case
▸ noun: a specific state of mind that is temporary ("A case of the jitters")
▸ noun: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
▸ noun: the housing or outer covering of something ("The clock has a walnut case")
▸ noun: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
▸ noun: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation ("The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities")
▸ noun: a special set of circumstances ("It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled")
▸ noun: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
▸ noun: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) ("A mental case")
▸ verb: look over, usually with the intention to rob ("They men cased the housed")
▸ verb: enclose in, or as if in, a case ("My feet were encased in mud")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 6666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #813)
▸ Also see casing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to case
▸ Usage examples for case
▸ Idioms related to case (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing case
▸ Words that often appear near case
▸ Rhymes of case
▸ Invented words related to case