Case
[keɪs] or [kes]
Definition
(noun.) a portable container for carrying several objects; 'the musicians left their instrument cases backstage'.
(noun.) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home.
(noun.) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; 'the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase'.
(noun.) (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'.
(noun.) the actual state of things; 'that was not the case'.
(noun.) nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence.
(noun.) a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; 'he stated his case clearly'.
(noun.) a problem requiring investigation; 'Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir'.
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) a person requiring professional services; 'a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor'.
(noun.) the quantity contained in a case.
(noun.) a specific state of mind that is temporary; 'a case of the jitters'.
(verb.) look over, usually with the intention to rob; 'They men cased the housed'.
Typist: Rex--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.
(n.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type.
(n.) An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case.
(n.) A small fissure which admits water to the workings.
(v. t.) To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.
(v. t.) To strip the skin from; as, to case a box.
(n.) Chance; accident; hap; opportunity.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(v. i.) To propose hypothetical cases.
Editor: Wilma
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Covering, sheath, capsule.[2]. Box.[3]. State, condition, situation, category, plight, predicament, circumstances.[4]. Suit, action, cause, process, trial.
Checker: Thomas
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Occurrence, circumstance, contingency, event, plight, predicament, fact,subject, condition, instance
ANT:Hypothesis, supposition, fancy, theory, conjecture
Typist: Pierce
Definition
n. a covering box or sheath: a set: an outer coating for walls: in bookbinding the boards and back separate from the book: the frame in which a compositor has his types before him while at work.—v.t. to supply with a case.—n. Case′-bott′le a bottle made to fit into a case with others.—v.t. Case′-hard′en to convert the surface of certain kinds of malleable iron goods into steel thereby making them harder less liable to rust and capable of taking on a better polish.—ns. Case′-hard′ening; Case′-knife a large knife kept in a case; Case′maker one who makes cases or covers for books; Case′ment the case or frame of a window: a window that opens on hinges: a hollow moulding.—adj. Case′mented having casements.—ns. Case′-shot canister-shot an artillery projectile for use at close quarters; Case′-worm the caddice; Cas′ing the act of the verb Case: an outside covering of any kind as of boards plaster &c.
n. that which falls or happens event: particular state or condition—'in good case' = well off: subject of question or inquiry: an instance of disease: a person under medical treatment: a legal statement of facts: (gram.) the inflection of nouns &c.—Case of conscience (see Conscience).—In any case at all events: at any rate; In case in the event that; In case to in fit condition for; Make out one's case to give good reasons for one's statements or position; Put the case to suppose an instance: to take for example; The case the fact the reality.
Inputed by Ezra
Examples
- There's money in this case, Watson, if there is nothing else. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Wiley is another case of the creative mind harassed by the routineers. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Which means, I suppose, that you are not quite clear about your case? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The case has assumed such an extraordinary aspect since Sergeant Cuff's time, that you may revive his interest in the inquiry. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- What's he up to in the case of your friend the handsome gal? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It was a case of elopement. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Investigation of these cases, however, revealed invariably the purely fraudulent nature of all such offers, which were uniformly declined. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We can here consider only a few cases; of these, some of the most difficult to explain are presented by fish. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I have eight or ten similar cases maturing. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But in many cases victory depends not so much on general vigour, but on having special weapons, confined to the male sex. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In some cases freckles are permanent, but in most cases they disappear with the coming of cold weather. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Undoubtedly many cases occur in which we cannot explain how the same species could have passed from one point to the other. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The true gold of religion was in many cases thrown away with the worn-out purse that had contained it for so long, and it was not recovered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The central dots in the section are the conducting wires round which are the gutta percha and hemp, and the outer rim represents the iron wire casing. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Before the ancestor of the sea scorpion could survive being left by the tide it had to develop its casing and armour. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The bullet striking the wooden casing of the window exploded, blowing a hole completely through the wood and masonry. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Centrifugal pump with part of the casing] cut away to show the wheel. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Each consists of a ring of fixed steam guides on the casing, and a ring of moving blades on the shaft. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The fire box was surrounded by an exterior casing that formed a water jacket, which, by means of pipes, was in open communication with the water space of the boiler. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Let a man jump in, and instantly he is cased in an armor more gorgeous than ever kingly Crusader wore. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Edited by Abraham