Main entry: 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
Main entry: case
Definition: a portable container for carrying several objects
Usage: the musicians left their instrument cases backstage
Main entry: case, showcase, vitrine, display case
Definition: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Main entry: case, pillow slip, pillowcase, slip
Definition: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
Usage: the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
Main entry: 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
Definition: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
Usage: the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
Main entry: shell, case, casing
Definition: the housing or outer covering of something
Usage: the clock has a walnut case
Definition: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Main entry: case
Definition: the actual state of things
Usage: that was not the case
Main entry: grammatical case, case
Definition: nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
Main entry: case
Definition: a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
Usage: he stated his case clearly
Main entry: case
Definition: a problem requiring investigation
Usage: Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
Main entry: typeface, face, font, fount, case
Definition: a specific size and style of type within a type family
Main entry: 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
Main entry: case
Definition: a person requiring professional services
Usage: a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Definition: the quantity contained in a case
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
Main entry: case
Definition: a specific state of mind that is temporary
Usage: a case of the jitters
Main entry: incase, encase, case
Definition: enclose in, or as if in, a case
Usage: my feet were encased in mud
Main entry: case
Definition: look over, usually with the intention to rob
Usage: They men cased the housed