case

A1
Pronunciation
/keɪs/
Noun
23 definition(s)
1 Definition

An actual event, situation, or fact.

Example Sentences
  • For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.
2 Definition

A given condition or state.

3 Definition

A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.

Example Sentences
  • It was one of the detective's easiest cases.  Social workers should work on a maximum of forty active cases.  The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning.
4 Definition

(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.

Example Sentences
  • The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.
5 Definition

A legal proceeding, lawsuit.

6 Definition

(grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.

Example Sentences
  • The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object.  Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh.
7 Definition

(grammar) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.

Example Sentences
  • Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages.  Latin is a language that employs case.
8 Definition

An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.

Example Sentences
  • There were another five cases reported overnight.
9 Definition

A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.

10 Definition

A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.

11 Definition

A box, sheath, or covering generally.

Example Sentences
  • a case for spectacles; the case of a watch
12 Definition

A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.

13 Definition

An enclosing frame or casing.

Example Sentences
  • a door case; a window case
14 Definition

A suitcase.

15 Definition

A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.

16 Definition

The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.

17 Definition

A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and "lower case" (small letters, figures, punctuation marks, quadrats, and spaces).

18 Definition

(by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.

19 Definition

Four of a kind.

20 Definition

A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.

21 Definition

A small fissure which admits water into the workings.

22 Definition

A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.

23 Definition

A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.

Synonyms
carton
Example Sentences
  • a single case of Bud Light
Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To propose hypothetical cases.

2 Definition

To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.

3 Definition

To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.

4 Definition

To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.

Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

The last remaining card of a particular rank.

Example Sentences
  • He drew the case eight!