casing
Plural: casings
Noun
- A protective outer covering or frame.
- the housing or outer covering of something
- the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
- the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
- "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
- That which encloses or encases.
- The decorative trim around a door or window.
- A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
- The state of letter case across a whole phrase or whole lines of text; the collective state/arrangement of uppercase and lowercase letters.
- dated, Appalachean English: a tire.
Verb
- look over, usually with the intention to rob
- enclose in, or as if in, a case
- present participle and gerund of case
Examples
- Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn’t burst.
- The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.
- The word CASING formed a protective barrier around his most valuable tiles.
Scrabble Score: 9
casing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcasing: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
casing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
casing: valid Words With Friends Word