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Meaning
Noun
●
An
actual
event
,
situation
, or fact.
●
A given
condition
or state.
●
A
piece of work
,
specifically
defined
within a
profession
; the set of
tasks
involved
in
addressing
the
situation
of a specific person or event.
●
An
instance
or
event
as a
topic
of study.
●
In Law:
A
legal
proceeding
; a
lawsuit
or prosecution.
●
In Grammar:
A specific
inflection
of a
word
(particularly a
noun
,
pronoun
, or
adjective
)
depending on
its
function
in the sentence.
●
In Grammar:
Grammatical
cases
and their
meanings
taken
either as a
topic
in general
or within a specific language.
●
In Medicine:
An
instance
of a specific
condition
or set of symptoms.
●
In Programming:
A
section
of
code
representing
one of the
actions
of a
conditional
switch.
●
A
box
that
contain
s or can
contain
a number of
identical
items
of manufacture.
●
A
box
,
sheath
, or
covering
generally.
●
In Containers:
A
piece
of
luggage
that can
be used to
transport
an
apparatus
such as a
sewing
machine.
●
An
enclosing
frame
or casing.
●
A suitcase.
●
A
piece of furniture
,
constructed
partially
of
transparent
glass
or
plastic
, within which
items
can be displayed.
●
The
outer
covering
or
framework
of a piece
of
apparatus
such as a computer.
●
In Printing:
A
shallow
tray
divided
into
compartments
or "boxes" for
holding
type,
traditionally
arranged
in
sets
of two, the "
upper case
" (containing
capitals
,
small capitals
,
accented
) and "
lower case
" (small
letters
,
figures
,
punctuation marks
,
quadrats
, and spaces).
●
In Typography:
The
nature
of a piece
of
alphabetic
type, whether a “capital” (
upper case
) or “small” (
lower case
) letter.
●
In Poker:
Four of a kind.
●
In American English & Units of measure:
A
unit
of
liquid measure
used to
measure
sales
in the
beverage
industry,
equivalent
to 192
fluid
ounces.
●
In Mining:
A small
fissure
which
admits
water into the workings.
●
A
thin
layer
of
harder
metal
on the surface
of an
object
whose
deeper
metal
is
allowed
to
remain
soft.
●
A
cardboard box
that
holds
(usually 24)
beer bottles
or cans.
●
In British English:
A
counterfeit
crown
(five-shilling coin).
●
In Computing & Software:
computer-aided
software
engineering.
●
In Manufacturing:
coatings,
adhesives
,
sealants
and elastomers.
●
In Grammar:
abstract
feature
of a
noun phrase
that
determines
its
function
in a
sentence
, such as a
grammatical case
and a position.
Verb
●
to
propose
hypothetical
cases
●
To place (an
item
or
item
s of
manufacture
) into a
box
,
as in
preparation
for shipment.
●
To
cover
or
protect
with, or
as if
with, a case; to enclose.
●
To
survey
(a
building
or other
location
)
surreptitiously
,
as in
preparation
for a robbery.
Adj
●
In Poker:
The last
remaining
card
of a particular rank.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A place name:
A
township
in Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States.
●
A place name:
An
unincorporated
community
in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.
An
unincorporated
community
in Warren County, Missouri.
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Origin
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
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Befall
Carton
Exemplar
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Box
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Opinion
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Defence
Topic
Process
Study
Context
Sentence
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Matter
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Rhymes
Ace
Race
Bass
Vase
Jace
Pace
Case
Case
Base
Lace
Face
Mace
Naas
Dace
Reys
Brace
Chase
Space
Abase
Trace
Erase
Apace
Place
Grace
Thrace
Efface
Plaice
Encase
Enlace
Deface
Debase
Embrace
Replace
Grimace
Retrace
Outpace
Aggrace
Disgrace
Displace
Misgrace
Supplace
Misplace
Interface
Interlace
Bouillabaisse
White Space
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