Hyphenation of case

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case

Definitions of case:

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
2.
A special set of circumstances
In that event
3.
The first possibility is excluded
It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
4.
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
5.
The actual state of things
That was not the case
6.
A portable container for carrying several objects
The musicians left their instrument cases backstage
7.
A person requiring professional services
A typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
8.
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
9.
A problem requiring investigation
Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
10.
A statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
He stated his case clearly
11.
The quantity contained in a case
12.
Nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
13.
A specific state of mind that is temporary
A case of the jitters
14.
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
15.
A specific size and style of type within a type family
16.
An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
17.
The housing or outer covering of something
The clock has a walnut case
18.
The enclosing frame around a door or window opening
The casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
19.
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
For English
20.
A compositor will ordinarily have two such cases
21.
The upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters
22.
Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
23.
A glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
24.
Look over, usually with the intention to rob
They men cased the housed
25.
Enclose in, or as if in, a case
My feet were encased in mud

Synonyms of case:

noun lawsuit, suit, cause, causa, proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
noun instance, example, happening, occurrence, natural event
noun event, circumstance
noun problem
noun fact
noun argument, statement
noun container
noun subject, guinea pig, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun caseful, containerful
noundisplay case, showcase, container
nounstate of mind, frame of mind
noungrammatical case, grammatical category, syntactic category
noun shell, casing, housing
noun character, eccentric, type, adult, grownup
noun sheath, covering, natural covering, cover
noun casing, framework, frame, framing
noun pillowcase, slip, pillow slip, bed linen
verb inspect
verb encase, incase, enclose, inclose, shut in

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