Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: case, caseful, compositor's_case, display_case, encase, grammatical_case, incase, pillowcase, showcase, typesetter's_case

'case'

[case.n.01] as in: an occurrence of something

Examples:
it was a case of bad judgment
another instance occurred yesterday
but there is always the famous example of the Smiths

'case'

[event.n.02] as in: a special set of circumstances

Examples:
in that event, the first possibility is excluded
it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled

'case'

[lawsuit.n.01] as in: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

Examples:
the family brought suit against the landlord

'case'

[case.n.04] as in: the actual state of things

Examples:
that was not the case

'case'

[case.n.05] as in: a portable container for carrying several objects

Examples:
the musicians left their instrument cases backstage

'case'

[case.n.06] as in: a person requiring professional services

Examples:
a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor

'case'

[subject.n.06] as in: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

Examples:
the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities

'case'

[case.n.08] as in: a problem requiring investigation

Examples:
Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir

'case'

[case.n.09] as in: a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

Examples:
he stated his case clearly

'case'

[case.n.10] as in: the quantity contained in a case

'case'

[case.n.11] as in: nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

'case'

[case.n.12] as in: a specific state of mind that is temporary

Examples:
a case of the jitters

'case'

[character.n.05] as in: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Examples:
a real character
a strange character
a friendly eccentric
the capable type
a mental case

'case'

[font.n.01] as in: a specific size and style of type within a type family

'case'

[sheath.n.02] as in: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

'case'

[shell.n.08] as in: the housing or outer covering of something

Examples:
the clock has a walnut case

'case'

[casing.n.03] as in: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

Examples:
the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced

'case'

[case.n.18] as in: (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

Examples:
for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters

'case'

[case.n.19] as in: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

Examples:
the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase

'case'

[case.n.20] as in: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

'case'

[case.v.01] as in: look over, usually with the intention to rob

Examples:
They men cased the housed

'case'

[encase.v.01] as in: enclose in, or as if in, a case

Examples:
my feet were encased in mud

Origins

					case (English)
└── cas (Middle English (1100-1500))
    ├── cas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── cas (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │       └── casus (Latin)
    ├── casse (Anglo-Norman)
    └── casse (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── capsa (Latin)
            ├── capere (Latin)
            └── capio (Latin)