cases

Noun

• an occurrence of something
• a special set of circumstances
• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
• the actual state of things
• a portable container for carrying several objects
  • "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
• a person requiring professional services
• 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 problem requiring investigation
• a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
• the quantity contained in a case
• nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
• a specific state of mind that is temporary
• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
• a specific size and style of type within a type family
• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
• the housing or outer covering of something
• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
• (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"
• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
• a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
• plural of case

Verb

• look over, usually with the intention to rob
• enclose in, or as if in, a case
• third-person singular simple present indicative of case

Examples

• While the detective cases the joint, they'll get away.

Synonyms

case, caseful, casing, causa, cause, character, compositor's case, display case, eccentric, encase, event, example, face, font, fount, grammatical case, guinea pig, incase, instance, lawsuit, pillow slip, pillowcase, sheath, shell, showcase, slip, subject, suit, type, typeface, typesetter's case, vitrine