case
A specific size and style of type within a type family.
An occurrence of something.
“it was a case of bad judgment”
Nouns 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 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”
A glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home.
A person requiring professional services.
“a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor”
A portable container for carrying several objects.
“the musicians left their instrument cases backstage”
A problem requiring investigation.
“Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir”
A specific state of mind that is temporary.
“a case of the jitters”
An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part.
A statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument.
“he stated his case clearly”
The actual state of things.
“that was not the case”
The enclosing frame around a door or window opening.
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”
The quantity contained in a case.
The 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”
Enclose in, or as if in, a case.
“my feet were encased in mud”
Look over, usually with the intention to rob.
“They men cased the housed”