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Meaning of case
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
case
n 1: 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" [syn:
{case}, {instance}, {example}]
2: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first
possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the
picnic will be canceled" [syn: {event}, {case}]
3: 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" [syn: {lawsuit}, {suit},
{case}, {cause}, {causa}]
4: the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
5: a portable container for carrying several objects; "the
musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
6: a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was
the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
7: 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" [syn: {subject}, {case},
{guinea pig}]
8: a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the
case of the missing heir"
9: a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;
"he stated his case clearly"
10: the quantity contained in a case [syn: {case}, {caseful}]
11: nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection)
related in some way to other words in a sentence [syn:
{case}, {grammatical case}]
12: a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the
jitters"
13: 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"
[syn: {character}, {eccentric}, {type}, {case}]
14: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn:
{font}, {fount}, {typeface}, {face}, {case}]
15: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or
plant organ or part [syn: {sheath}, {case}]
16: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a
walnut case" [syn: {shell}, {case}, {casing}]
17: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the
casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" [syn:
{casing}, {case}]
18: (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" [syn: {case}, {compositor's case}, {typesetter's
case}]
19: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case},
{pillowcase}, {slip}, {pillow slip}]
20: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop
or museum or home [syn: {case}, {display case}, {showcase},
{vitrine}]
v 1: look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men
cased the housed"
2: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in
mud" [syn: {encase}, {incase}, {case}]
WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu
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