verb look over, usually with the intention to rob.
verb enclose in, or as if in, a case.
— synonyms: encase, incase
noun an occurrence of something.
— synonyms: instance, example
noun a special set of circumstances.
— synonyms: event
noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
— synonyms: lawsuit, suit, cause, causa
noun the actual state of things.
noun a portable container for carrying several objects.
noun a person requiring professional services.
noun a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures.
— synonyms: subject, guinea_pig
noun a problem requiring investigation.
noun a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument.
noun the quantity contained in a case.
— synonyms: caseful
noun nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence.
— synonyms: grammatical_case
noun a specific state of mind that is temporary.
noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities).
— synonyms: character, eccentric, type
noun a specific size and style of type within a type family.
— synonyms: font, fount, typeface, face
noun an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part.
— synonyms: sheath
noun the housing or outer covering of something.
— synonyms: shell, casing
noun the enclosing frame around a door or window opening.
— synonyms: casing
noun (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers.
— synonyms: compositor's_case, typesetter's_case
noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow.
— synonyms: pillowcase, slip, pillow_slip
noun a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home.
— synonyms: display_case, showcase, vitrine
Examples
“For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.”
“It was one of the detective's easiest cases. Social workers should work on a maximum of forty active cases. The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning.”
“The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.”