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English to English noun
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an occurrence of something |  | Example: it was a case of bad judgment
another instance occurred yesterday
but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
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a special set of circumstances | | Example: in that event, the first possibility is excluded
it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | | Example: the family brought suit against the landlord
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the actual state of things | | Example: that was not the case
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a portable container for carrying several objects | | Example: the musicians left their instrument cases backstage
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a person requiring professional services | | Example: a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
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a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation | | Example: the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
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a problem requiring investigation | | Example: Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
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a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument | | Example: he stated his case clearly
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the quantity contained in a case | | source: wordnet30
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nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence | | source: wordnet30
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a specific state of mind that is temporary | | Example: a case of the jitters
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a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | | Example: a real character
a strange character
a friendly eccentric
the capable type
a mental case
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a specific size and style of type within a type family | | source: wordnet30
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an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part | | source: wordnet30
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the housing or outer covering of something | | Example: the clock has a walnut case
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the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | | Example: the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
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(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers | | Example: for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters
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bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow | | Example: the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
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a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home | | source: wordnet30
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A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book. | | source: webster1913
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Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. | | source: webster1913 verb
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look over, usually with the intention to rob | | Example: They men cased the housed
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enclose in, or as if in, a case | | Example: my feet were encased in mud
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To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose. | | source: webster1913
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To propose hypothetical cases. | | source: webster1913
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