case
1. an occurrence of something (Freq. 72)
- it was a case of bad judgment
- another instance occurred yesterday
- but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
• Syn:
instance, example
• Derivationally related forms:
exemplify (for: example), instantiate (for: instance)
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
• Hyponyms:
humiliation, mortification, piece, bit, time, clip
2. a special set of circumstances (Freq. 39)
- in that event, the first possibility is excluded
- it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
• Syn:
event
• Hypernyms:
circumstance
3. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (Freq. 19)
- the family brought suit against the landlord
• Syn:
lawsuit, suit, cause, causa
• Derivationally related forms:
sue (for: suit)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
• Hyponyms:
civil suit, class action, class-action suit, countersuit, criminal suit,
moot, paternity suit, bastardy proceeding
4. the actual state of things (Freq. 11)
- that was not the case
• Hypernyms:
fact
5. a portable container for carrying several objects (Freq. 7)
- the musicians left their instrument cases backstage
• Hypernyms:
container
• Hyponyms:
baggage, luggage, briefcase, cardcase, cigarette case,
compact, powder compact, dispatch case, dispatch box, glasses case, gun case,
kit, letter case, locket, pillbox, portfolio, quiver,
shoe, sleeve, wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook,
watch case, writing desk
6. a person requiring professional services (Freq. 5)
- a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
• Hyponyms:
client, patient, referral, welfare case, charity case
7. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures;
someone who is an object of investigation (Freq. 3)
- the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
- the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
• Syn:
subject, guinea pig
• Derivationally related forms:
subject (for: subject)
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
8. a problem requiring investigation (Freq. 3)
- Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
• Hypernyms:
problem
9. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument (Freq. 3)
- he stated his case clearly
• Hypernyms:
argument, statement
10. the quantity contained in a case (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
caseful
• Hypernyms:
containerful
11. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
grammatical case
• Hypernyms:
grammatical category, syntactic category
• Hyponyms:
nominative, nominative case, subject case, oblique, oblique case
12. a specific state of mind that is temporary
- a case of the jitters
• Hypernyms:
state of mind, frame of mind
13. 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
• Syn:
character, eccentric, type
• Derivationally related forms:
typic (for: type), type (for: type), typify (for: type)
• Hypernyms:
adult, grownup
14. a specific size and style of type within a type family
• Syn:
font, fount, typeface, face
• Hypernyms:
type
• Hyponyms:
unicameral script, bicameral script, typewriter font, constant-width font, fixed-width font,
monospaced font, proportional font, font cartridge, cartridge font, Gothic, black letter,
boldface, bold face, bold, italic, screen font, raster font,
sans serif, Helvetica
• Member Holonyms:
type family
15. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
• Syn:
sheath
• Hypernyms:
covering, natural covering, cover
• Hyponyms:
theca, lorica, medullary sheath, myelin sheath, neurolemma,
neurilemma, husk
16. the housing or outer covering of something
- the clock has a walnut case
• Syn:
shell, casing
• Derivationally related forms:
case (for: casing)
• Hypernyms:
housing
• Hyponyms:
boot, gearbox, gear box, gear case, jacket
• Part Holonyms:
grandfather clock, longcase clock
17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
- the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
• Syn:
casing
• Hypernyms:
framework
• Part Holonyms:
doorway, door, room access, threshold, window
18. (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
• Syn:
compositor's case, typesetter's case
• Topics:
printing
• Hypernyms:
receptacle
19. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
• Syn:
pillowcase, slip, pillow slip
• Hypernyms:
bed linen
20. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
• Syn:
display case, showcase, vitrine
• Hypernyms:
container
• Hyponyms:
trophy case
1. look over, usually with the intention to rob (Freq. 1)
- They men cased the housed
• Hypernyms:
inspect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. enclose in, or as if in, a case
- my feet were encased in mud
• Syn:
encase, incase
• Derivationally related forms:
casing, incasement (for: incase), encasement (for: encase)
• Hypernyms:
enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
• Hyponyms:
pack, box, package, sack, crate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They case the goods
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