Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)case, instance, examplean occurrence of something“it was a case of bad judgment”,
“another instance occurred yesterday”,
“but there is always the famous example of the Smiths” (n)event, casea special set of circumstances“in that event, the first possibility is excluded”,
“it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled” (n)lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causaa comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy“the family brought suit against the landlord” (n)casethe actual state of things“that was not the case” (n)casea portable container for carrying several objects“the musicians left their instrument cases backstage” (n)casea person requiring professional services“a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor” (n)subject, case, guinea piga person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation“the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly”,
“the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities” (n)casea problem requiring investigation“Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir” (n)casea statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument“he stated his case clearly” (n)case, grammatical casenouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence (n)casea specific state of mind that is temporary“a case of the jitters” (n)character, eccentric, type, casea person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)“a real character”,
“a strange character”,
“a friendly eccentric”,
“the capable type”,
“a mental case” (n)sheath, casean enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part (n)shell, case, casingthe housing or outer covering of something“the clock has a walnut case” (n)casing, casethe enclosing frame around a door or window opening“the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced” (n)case, compositor's case, typesetter's case(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has their type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers“for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters” Verbs
(v)caselook over, usually with the intention to rob“The men cased the house” (v)encase, incase, caseenclose in, or as if in, a case“my feet were encased in mud”