case
adjective
1. (poker slang) The last remaining card of a particular rank.
- He drew the case eight!
noun
1. an occurrence of something
- it was a case of bad judgment
Similar word(s): example, instance
Definition categories: event, happening, occurrence, occurrent
2. a special set of circumstances
- it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
Similar word(s): event
Definition categories: state, circumstance
3. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
Similar word(s): cause, lawsuit, suit
Definition categories: act, proceeding, proceedings
4. the actual state of things
- that was not the case
Definition categories: thought, fact
5. a portable container for carrying several objects
- the musicians left their instrument cases backstage
Definition categories: man–made, container
6. a person requiring professional services
- a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
7. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
- the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
Similar word(s): subject
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
8. a problem requiring investigation
- Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
Definition categories: communication, problem
9. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
- he stated his case clearly
Definition categories: communication, argument, statement
10. the quantity contained in a case
Similar word(s): caseful
Definition categories: quantity, containerful
11. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
Definition categories: communication
12. a specific state of mind that is temporary
- a case of the jitters
Definition categories: state
13. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- a mental case
Similar word(s): character, eccentric, type
Definition categories: person, adult, grownup
14. a specific size and style of type within a type family
Similar word(s): face, font, fount, typeface
Definition categories: communication, type
15. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Similar word(s): sheath
Definition categories: body, cover, covering
16. the housing or outer covering of something
- the clock has a walnut case
Similar word(s): casing, shell
Definition categories: man–made, housing
17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
Similar word(s): casing
Definition categories: man–made, frame, framework
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
Definition categories: man–made, receptacle
19. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
Similar word(s): pillowcase, slip
Definition categories: man–made
20. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Similar word(s): showcase, vitrine
Definition categories: man–made, container
Sentences with case as a noun:
- For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.
- It is not the case that every unfamiliar phrase is an idiom.
- In case of fire, break glass. [sign on fire extinguisher holder in public space]
- It was one of the detective's easiest cases. Social workers should work on a maximum of forty active cases. The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning.
- The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.
- The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object. Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh.
- Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages. Latin is a language that employs case.
- There were another five cases reported overnight.
- a case for spectacles; the case of a watch
- a door case; a window case