Synonyms: lawsuit, case, causa, cause, suit
Definition: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
Usage: the family brought suit against the landlord
Similar words: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
Definition: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Synonyms: case
Definition: a portable container for carrying several objects
Usage: the musicians left their instrument cases backstage
Similar words: container
Definition: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Synonyms: case, showcase, vitrine, display case
Definition: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Similar words: container
Definition: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Synonyms: case, pillow slip, pillowcase, slip
Definition: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
Usage: the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
Similar words: bed linen
Definition: linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)
Synonyms: case, compositor's case, typesetter's case
Definition: (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
Usage: for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters
Similar words: receptacle
Definition: a container that is used to put or keep things in
Definition: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
Usage: the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
Similar words: framework
Definition: a structure supporting or containing something
Definition: the housing or outer covering of something
Usage: the clock has a walnut case
Similar words: housing
Definition: a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
Definition: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Similar words: cover, covering, natural covering
Definition: a natural object that covers or envelops
Usage: under a covering of dust; the fox was flushed from its cover
Synonyms: case
Definition: the actual state of things
Usage: that was not the case
Similar words: fact
Definition: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
Usage: first you must collect all the facts of the case
Synonyms: grammatical case, case
Definition: nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
Similar words: grammatical category, syntactic category
Definition: (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
Synonyms: case
Definition: a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
Usage: he stated his case clearly
Similar words: statement, argument
Definition: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Usage: it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
Synonyms: case
Definition: a problem requiring investigation
Usage: Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
Similar words: problem
Definition: a question raised for consideration or solution
Usage: our homework consisted of ten problems to solve
Synonyms: typeface, face, font, fount, case
Definition: a specific size and style of type within a type family
Synonyms: example, case, instance
Definition: an occurrence of something
Usage: it was a case of bad judgment; another instance occurred yesterday; but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens
Synonyms: case
Definition: a person requiring professional services
Usage: a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do
Synonyms: character, case, eccentric, type
Definition: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
Usage: a real character; a strange character; a friendly eccentric; the capable type; a mental case
Synonyms: subject, guinea pig, case
Definition: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
Usage: the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly; the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do
Definition: the quantity contained in a case
Similar words: containerful
Definition: the quantity that a container will hold
Definition: a special set of circumstances
Usage: in that event, the first possibility is excluded; it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
Similar words: circumstance
Definition: a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
Synonyms: case
Definition: a specific state of mind that is temporary
Usage: a case of the jitters
Similar words: frame of mind, state of mind
Definition: a temporary psychological state
Synonyms: incase, encase, case
Definition: enclose in, or as if in, a case
Usage: my feet were encased in mud
Similar words: close in, inclose, enclose, shut in
Definition: surround completely
Usage: Darkness enclosed him; They closed in the porch with a fence
Synonyms: case
Definition: look over, usually with the intention to rob
Usage: They men cased the housed
Similar words: inspect
Definition: look over carefully
Usage: Please inspect your father's will carefully