Case
nounNoun
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
“a mental case”
(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”
Type of:Receptaclethe housing or outer covering of something
“the clock has a walnut case”
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
“the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase”
a special set of circumstances
“it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled”
Similar:EventType of:Circumstancean occurrence of something
“it was a case of bad judgment”
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:SubjectType of:SoulSomeonePersona person requiring professional services
“a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor”
Type of:SomebodySoulSomeonea portable container for carrying several objects
“the musicians left their instrument cases backstage”
Type of:Containera problem requiring investigation
“Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir”
Type of:Problema specific state of mind that is temporary
“a case of the jitters”
a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
“he stated his case clearly”
Type of:ArgumentStatementthe actual state of things
“that was not the case”
Type of:Facta specific size and style of type within a type family
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Similar:SheathType of:CoveringCoverthe enclosing frame around a door or window opening
Similar:CasingType of:FrameworkFramethe quantity contained in a case
Similar:CasefulType of:Containerfulnouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Verb
enclose in, or as if in, a case
“my feet were encased in mud”
Type of:IncloseEncloselook over, usually with the intention to rob
“They men cased the housed”
Type of:Inspect
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA