Case 1
Definition: A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles;
the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
Case 2
Definition: A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.
Case 3
Definition: A shallow tray divided into compartments
or "boxes" for holding type. Case 4
Definition: An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case. Case 5
Definition: A small fissure which admits
water to the workings.
Case 6
Definition: To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose. Case 7
Definition: To strip the skin from; as, to case a box. Case 8
Definition: Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. Case 9
Definition: That which befalls,
comes, or happens;
an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances;
condition; state of things;
affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes.
Case 10
Definition: A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases
of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury. Case 11
Definition: The matters
of fact or conditions
involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions
of law; a suit or action at law; a cause. Case 12
Definition: One of the forms,
or the inflections
or changes
of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words,
and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains
to some other word. Case 13
Definition: To propose hypothetical cases.
case 14
Definition: 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" case 15
Definition: a portable container for carrying several objects;
"the musicians
left their instrument cases
backstage" case 16
Definition: a glass container used to store and display items
in a shop or museum or home case 17
Definition: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" case 18
Definition: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
case 19
Definition: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" case 20
Definition: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part case 21
Definition: the actual state of things; "that was not the case" case 22
Definition: nouns
or pronouns
or adjectives
(often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence case 23
Definition: a statement of facts
and reasons
used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly" case 24
Definition: a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir" case 25
Definition: 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"
case 26
Definition: a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
case 27
Definition: 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"
case 28
Definition: 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"
case 29
Definition: the quantity contained in a case
case 30
Definition: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
case 31
Definition: a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
case 32
Definition: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
case 33
Definition: look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
