Definition of case

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  • case is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • case is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
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Definition of case

  • a specific size and style of type within a type family (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. face
    2. font
    3. fount
    4. typeface
  • an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sheath
  • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. casing
  • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) (noun)

    Examples

    1. a mental case

    Synonyms

    1. character
    2. eccentric
    3. type
  • (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers (noun)

    Examples

    1. for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters

    Synonyms

    1. compositor's case
    2. typesetter's case
  • the quantity contained in a case (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. caseful
  • the housing or outer covering of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the clock has a walnut case

    Synonyms

    1. casing
    2. shell
  • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow (noun)

    Examples

    1. the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase

    Synonyms

    1. pillow slip
    2. pillowcase
    3. slip
  • a special set of circumstances (noun)

    Examples

    1. it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled

    Synonyms

    1. event
  • an occurrence of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was a case of bad judgment

    Synonyms

    1. example
    2. instance
  • enclose in, or as if in, a case (verb)

    Examples

    1. my feet were encased in mud

    Synonyms

    1. encase
    2. incase
  • nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. grammatical case
  • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. causa
    2. cause
    3. lawsuit
    4. suit
  • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation (noun)

    Examples

    1. the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities

    Synonyms

    1. guinea pig
    2. subject
  • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. display case
    2. showcase
    3. vitrine
  • a person requiring professional services (noun)

    Examples

    1. a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
  • a portable container for carrying several objects (noun)

    Examples

    1. the musicians left their instrument cases backstage
  • a problem requiring investigation (noun)

    Examples

    1. Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
  • a specific state of mind that is temporary (noun)

    Examples

    1. a case of the jitters
  • a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument (noun)

    Examples

    1. he stated his case clearly
  • look over, usually with the intention to rob (verb)

    Examples

    1. They men cased the housed
  • the actual state of things (noun)

    Examples

    1. that was not the case

See definition of case in Merriam Webster