Definition of case | What does case mean?
What is the definition of the word CASE?
Here is a list of definitions for case.
- 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"
- a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
- 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"
- a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"
- the quantity contained in a case
- 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"
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
- the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut 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
What are the verbs of the word CASE?
Here is a list of definitions for case.
- look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
- enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
What are the synonyms of the word CASE?
What is another word for CASE?. Here is a list of synonyms for CASE
Words beginning with CASE?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with CASE.
- caseworms
- caseworm
- caseworks
- caseworkers
- caseworker
- casework
- casettes
- casette
- cases
- caserns
- casernes
- caserne
- casern
- caseous
- caseoses
- caseose
- casements
- casemented
- casement
- casemen
- casemates
- casemated
- casemate
- caseman
- casemakers
- casemaker
- caseloads
- caseload
- caseins
- caseinates
- caseinate
- casein
- caseic
- casefying
- casefy
- casefies
- casefied
- cased
- casebooks
- casebook
- casebearers
- casebearer
- caseations
- caseation
- caseating
- caseates
- caseated
- caseate
- caseases
- casease
In which dictionaries does the word case exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes