| bookcase | (noun) a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books | - |
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| braincase | (noun) the part of the skull that encloses the brain | Synonyms: brainpan, cranium |
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| briefcase | (noun) a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | - |
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| carcase | (noun) the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food | Synonyms: carcass |
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| cardcase | (noun) a small case for carrying business cards | - |
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| case | (noun) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | Synonyms: causa, cause, lawsuit, suit |
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| (noun) a portable container for carrying several objects | - |
| (noun) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home | Synonyms: display case, showcase, vitrine |
| (noun) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow | Synonyms: pillow slip, pillowcase, slip |
| (noun) (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers | Synonyms: compositor's case, typesetter's case |
| (noun) the housing or outer covering of something | Synonyms: casing, shell |
| (noun) the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | Synonyms: casing |
| (noun) an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part | Synonyms: sheath |
| (noun) the actual state of things | - |
| (noun) nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence | Synonyms: grammatical case |
| (noun) a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument | - |
| (noun) a problem requiring investigation | - |
| (noun) a specific size and style of type within a type family | Synonyms: face, font, fount, typeface |
| (noun) an occurrence of something | Synonyms: example, instance |
| (noun) a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation | Synonyms: guinea pig, subject |
| (noun) a person requiring professional services | - |
| (noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | Synonyms: character, eccentric, type |
| (noun) the quantity contained in a case | Synonyms: caseful |
| (noun) a special set of circumstances | Synonyms: event |
| (noun) a specific state of mind that is temporary | - |
| crankcase | (noun) housing for a crankshaft | - |
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| doorcase | (noun) the frame that supports a door | Synonyms: doorframe |
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| lowercase | (noun) the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | Synonyms: lower-case letter, minuscule, small letter |
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| notecase | (noun) a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money | Synonyms: billfold, pocketbook, wallet |
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| nutcase | (noun) someone deranged and possibly dangerous | Synonyms: crazy, looney, loony, weirdo |
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| pillowcase | (noun) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow | Synonyms: case, pillow slip, slip |
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| seedcase | (noun) the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) | Synonyms: cod, pod |
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| showcase | (noun) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home | Synonyms: case, display case, vitrine |
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| (noun) a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect | Synonyms: show window |
| staircase | (noun) a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | Synonyms: stairway |
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| suitcase | (noun) a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes | Synonyms: bag, grip, traveling bag, travelling bag |
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| uppercase | (noun) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis | Synonyms: capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter |
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