eng: case

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Meaning
means	(noun) an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" case, example, instance
means	(noun) a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" event, case
means	(noun) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" causa, suit, case, lawsuit, cause
means	(noun) the actual state of things; "that was not the case" case
means	(noun) a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" case
means	(noun) a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" case
means	(noun) a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" case, guinea pig, subject
means	(noun) a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir" case
means	(noun) a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly" case
means	(noun) the quantity contained in a case caseful, case
means	(noun) nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence case, grammatical case
means	(noun) a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters" case
means	(noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" eccentric, case, type, character
means	(noun) a specific size and style of type within a type family typeface, fount, face, case, font
means	(noun) an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part case, sheath
means	(noun) the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" shell, casing, case
means	(noun) the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" case, casing
means	(noun) (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" typesetter's case, case, compositor's case
means	(noun) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" pillow slip, case, pillowcase, slip
means	(noun) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home vitrine, showcase, case, display case
means	(verb) look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed" case
means	(verb) enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" incase, case, encase
means	e/Case (goods)

Word:	(case sensitive)
Language:	(ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)

eng: case

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