WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

case
 
Noun case has 18 senses
  1. lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa - 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"
    --1 is a kind of proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
    --1 has particulars:
     civil suit; class action, class-action suit; countersuit; criminal suit; moot; paternity suit, bastardy proceeding
  2. case, instance, example - 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"
    --2 is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
    --2 has particulars:
     humiliation, mortification; piece, bit; time, clip
  3. event, case - a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
    --3 is a kind of circumstance
  4. case - a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
    --4 is a kind of     problem
  5. case - the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
    --5 is a kind of     fact
  6. case - a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"
    --6 is a kind of     argument, statement
  7. case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
    --7 is a kind of     container
    --7 has particulars:
     baggage, luggage; briefcase; cardcase; cigarette case; compact, powder compact; dispatch case, dispatch box; glasses case; gun case; kit; letter case; locket; pillbox; portfolio; quiver; shoe; sleeve; wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook; watch case; writing desk
    Derived form: verb case2
  8. subject, case, guinea pig - 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"
    --8 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
  9. case - a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
    --9 is a kind of     person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
    --9 has particulars: client; patient; welfare case, charity case
  10. case, caseful - the quantity contained in a case
    --10 is a kind of containerful
    Derived form: verb case2
  11. case, display case, showcase - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
    --11 is a kind of container
    --11 has particulars: trophy case
    Derived form: verb case2
  12. case - a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
    --12 is a kind of     state of mind, frame of mind
  13. case, grammatical case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
    --13 is a kind of grammatical category, syntactic category
    --13 has particulars:
     nominative, nominative case, subject case; oblique, oblique case
  14. shell, case, casing - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
    --14 is a kind of housing
    --14 is a part of grandfather clock, longcase clock
    --14 has particulars: boot; gearbox, gear case; jacket
    Derived form: verb case2
  15. character, eccentric, type, case - 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"
    --15 is a kind of adult, grownup
  16. sheath, case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
    --16 is a kind of covering, natural covering, cover
    --16 has particulars:
     theca; lorica; medullary sheath, myelin sheath; neurolemma, neurilemma; husk
    Derived form: verb case2
  17. casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
    --17 is a kind of framework, frame, framing
    --17 is a part of doorway, door, room access, threshold; window
  18. case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip - bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
    --18 is a kind of bed linen
Verb case has 2 senses
  1. case - look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
    --1 is one way to     inspect
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. encase, incase, case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
    --2 is one way to enclose, inclose, shut in
    Derived forms: noun case10, noun case16, noun case14, noun case11, noun case7, noun casing1
    Sample sentence:
    They case the goods
case-fatality proportion case-hardened case-hardened steel case-sensitive case-shiller case-study case-to-infection proportion case-to-infection ratio case case agreement case applicant case hardened case history case in point case knife case law case load

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus