| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | key's |
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| Rhymes | ace / ACE, aerospace, airspace, and 64 more rhymes in eys at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy. |
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| Synonyms | lawsuit, suit, cause, causa |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Narrower | civil suit; class action, class-action suit; countersuit; criminal suit; moot; paternity suit, bastardy proceeding |
| Broader | proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings |
| Meaning | An occurrence of something. |
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| Examples | "it was a case of bad judgment" |
| Synonyms | instance, example |
| Narrower | humiliation, mortification; piece, bit; time, clip |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, natural event |
| Meaning | A special set of circumstances. |
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| Examples | "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" |
| Synonyms | event |
| Broader | circumstance |
| Meaning | A problem requiring investigation. |
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| Examples | "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir" |
| Broader | problem |
| Meaning | The actual state of things. |
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| Examples | "that was not the case" |
| Broader | fact |
| Meaning | A statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument. |
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| Examples | "he stated his case clearly" |
| Broader | argument, statement |
| Meaning | A portable container for carrying several objects. |
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| Examples | "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" |
| Narrower | baggage, luggage; briefcase; cardcase; cigarette case; compact, powder compact; dispatch case, dispatch box; glasses case; gun case; kit; letter case; locket; pillbox; portfolio; quiver; shoe; sleeve; wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook; watch case; writing desk |
| Broader | container |
| Verbs | case |
| Meaning | A person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures. Someone who is an object of investigation. |
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| Examples | "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" |
| Synonyms | subject, guinea pig |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul |
| Meaning | A person requiring professional services. |
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| Examples | "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" |
| Narrower | client; patient; welfare case, charity case |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul |
| Meaning | The quantity contained in a case. |
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| Synonyms | caseful |
| Broader | containerful |
| Verbs | case |
| Meaning | A glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home. |
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| Synonyms | display case, showcase |
| Narrower | trophy case |
| Broader | container |
| Verbs | case |
| Meaning | A specific state of mind that is temporary. |
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| Examples | "a case of the jitters" |
| Broader | state of mind, frame of mind |
| Meaning | Nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence. |
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| Synonyms | grammatical case |
| Narrower | nominative, nominative case, subject case; oblique, oblique case |
| Broader | grammatical category, syntactic category |
| Meaning | The housing or outer covering of something. |
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| Examples | "the clock has a walnut case" |
| Synonyms | shell, casing |
| Part of | grandfather clock, longcase clock |
| Narrower | boot; gearbox, gear case; jacket |
| Broader | housing |
| Verbs | case |
| Meaning | A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities). |
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| Examples | "a mental case" |
| Synonyms | character, eccentric, type |
| Broader | adult, grownup |
| Meaning | An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part. |
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| Synonyms | sheath |
| Narrower | theca; lorica; medullary sheath, myelin sheath; neurolemma, neurilemma; husk |
| Broader | covering, natural covering, cover |
| Verbs | case |
| Meaning | The enclosing frame around a door or window opening. |
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| Synonyms | casing |
| Part of | doorway, door, room access, threshold; window |
| Broader | framework, frame, framing |
| Meaning | Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow. |
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| Examples | "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" |
| Synonyms | pillowcase, slip, pillow slip |
| Broader | bed linen |
| Meaning | Look over, usually with the intention to rob. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "They men cased the housed" |
| Broader | inspect |
| Meaning | Enclose in, or as if in, a case. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Model | They case the goods |
| Examples | "my feet were encased in mud" |
| Synonyms | encase, incase |
| Narrower | pack; box, package; sack; crate |
| Broader | enclose, inclose, shut in |
| Nouns | case; case; case; case; case, casing |