case
noun
[ keɪs ]
• an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.
• "a case of mistaken identity"
Similar:
instance,
occurrence,
occasion,
manifestation,
demonstration,
exhibition,
exposition,
expression,
example,
illustration,
specimen,
sample,
exemplification,
type,
prototype,
• an instance of a disease, injury, or problem.
• "200,000 cases of hepatitis B"
• a legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law.
• "a libel case"
Similar:
lawsuit,
action,
legal action,
suit,
suit at law,
cause,
legal cause,
trial,
proceedings,
legal proceeding(s),
judicial proceedings,
litigation,
legal process,
legal dispute,
indictment,
• any of the forms of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that express the semantic relation of the word to other words in the sentence.
• "the accusative case"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cas, from Latin casus ‘fall’, related to cadere ‘to fall’; in case1 (sense 4) directly from Latin, translating Greek ptōsis, literally ‘fall’.
case
noun
• a container designed to hold or protect something.
• "a silver cigarette case"
Similar:
container,
box,
canister,
cassette,
cartridge,
receptacle,
holder,
vessel,
repository,
etui,
cabinet,
cupboard,
chiffonier,
bureau,
sideboard,
• each of the two forms, capital or minuscule, in which a letter of the alphabet may be written or printed.
case
verb
• surround in a material or substance.
• "the towers are of steel cased in granite"
• reconnoitre (a place) before carrying out a robbery.
• "I was casing the joint"
Similar:
reconnoitre,
inspect,
investigate,
examine,
scrutinize,
survey,
scout,
explore,
make an observation of,
take stock of,
recce,
make a recce of,
check out,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French casse, chasse (modern caisse ‘trunk, chest’, châsse ‘reliquary, frame’), from Latin capsa, related to capere ‘to hold’.
