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nouna specific size and style of type within a type familytype of:
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nounan enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
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nounthe enclosing frame around a door or window opening
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"a mental case"nouna person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
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"for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"noun(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
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nounthe quantity contained in a case
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"the clock has a walnut case"nounthe housing or outer covering of somethingtype of:part of:
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"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"nounbed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
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"it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"nouna special set of circumstances
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"it was a case of bad judgment"nounan occurrence of somethingtype of:
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"my feet were encased in mud"verbenclose in, or as if in, a case
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nounnouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
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nouna comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedytype of:
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"the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"nouna person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
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nouna glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
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"a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"nouna person requiring professional services
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"the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"nouna portable container for carrying several objectstype of:
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"Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"nouna problem requiring investigationtype of:
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"a case of the jitters"nouna specific state of mind that is temporarytype of:
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"he stated his case clearly"nouna statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
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"They men cased the housed"verblook over, usually with the intention to robtype of:
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"that was not the case"nounthe actual state of thingstype of:
Examples of case
- "a mental case"
- "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
- "the clock has a walnut case"
- "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
- "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
- "it was a case of bad judgment"
- "my feet were encased in mud"
- "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
- "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
- "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
- "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
- "a case of the jitters"
- "he stated his case clearly"
- "They men cased the housed"
- "that was not the case"