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 | - |
casebook | (noun) a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work | - |
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caseful | (noun) the quantity contained in a case | Synonyms: case |
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casein | (noun) a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk | Synonyms: casein paint |
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(noun) a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives | - |
casement | (noun) a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side) | - |
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casern | (noun) military barracks in a garrison town | - |
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casework | (noun) close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment | - |
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caseworker | (noun) someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) | Synonyms: social worker, welfare worker |
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caseworm | (noun) insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body | - |
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