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case

(k/eI/s )

noun (n)

an occurrence of something(noun.event)

Example:
It was a case of bad judgment.

Synonym:
example, instance

source: wordnet30
a special set of circumstances(noun.state)

Example:
It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled.

Synonym:
event

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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy(noun.act)

Synonym:
causa, cause, lawsuit, suit

source: wordnet30
the actual state of things(noun.cognition)

Example:
That was not the case.

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a portable container for carrying several objects(noun.artifact)

Example:
The musicians left their instrument cases backstage.

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a person requiring professional services(noun.person)

Example:
A typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor.

source: wordnet30
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation(noun.person)

Example:
The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities.

Synonym:
guinea pig, subject

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a problem requiring investigation(noun.communication)

Example:
Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir.

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a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument(noun.communication)

Example:
He stated his case clearly.

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the quantity contained in a case(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
caseful

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nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence(noun.communication)

Synonym:
grammatical case

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a specific state of mind that is temporary(noun.state)

Example:
A case of the jitters.

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a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)(noun.person)

Example:
A mental case.

Synonym:
character, eccentric, type

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a specific size and style of type within a type family(noun.communication)

Synonym:
face, font, fount, typeface

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an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part(noun.body)

Synonym:
sheath

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the housing or outer covering of something(noun.artifact)

Example:
The clock has a walnut case.

Synonym:
casing, shell

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the enclosing frame around a door or window opening(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
casing

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(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers(noun.artifact)

Example:
For English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters.

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bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow(noun.artifact)

Example:
The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase.

Synonym:
pillow slip, pillowcase, slip

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a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
display case, showcase, vitrine

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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.(noun)

source: webster1913
Chance; accident; hap; opportunity.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

look over, usually with the intention to rob(verb.perception)

Example:
They men cased the housed.

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enclose in, or as if in, a case(verb.contact)

Example:
My feet were encased in mud.

Synonym:
encase, incase

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To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.(verb)

source: webster1913
To propose hypothetical cases.(verb)

source: webster1913

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