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English Definitions
case
N
an occurrence of something
case
N
a special set of circumstances
case
N
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
case
N
the actual state of things
case
N
a portable container for carrying several objects
case
N
a person requiring professional services
case
N
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
case
N
a problem requiring investigation
case
N
a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
case
N
the quantity contained in a case
case
N
nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
case
N
a specific state of mind that is temporary
case
N
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
case
N
a specific size and style of type within a type family
case
N
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
case
N
the housing or outer covering of something
case
N
the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
case
N
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
case
N
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
case
N
a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
case
V
look over, usually with the intention to rob
case
V
enclose in, or as if in, a case
N
agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction
case history
N
detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment
case in point
N
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
N
a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery
case knife
N
a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath
N
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
case law
N
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
N
the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency)
N
an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service
N
a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
case study
N
a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure
case study
N
a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
N
the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases
used of persons; emotionally hardened
N
steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal
N
the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease
N
the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease
caseate
V
become cheeselike
N
a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
casebook
according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
covered or protected with or as if with a case
N
the quantity contained in a case
casein
N
a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives
casein
N
a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk
N
made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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