“cases” is a form of
case
/keɪs/ noun, verb, adjective, proper noun
- noun An actual event, situation, or fact. “For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.”
- noun (now rare) A given condition or state.
- noun A specific matter or piece of work, specifically defined within a profession, usually in respect of a specific person and/or event; the set of tasks involved in addressing one such matter. “It was one of the detective's easiest cases.”
- noun (academia) An instance or event as a topic of study. “The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.”
- noun (law) A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.
- noun (grammar) A specific inflection of a word (particularly a noun, pronoun, or adjective) depending on its function in the sentence. “The accusative case most commonly indicates a direct object.”
- noun (grammar, uncountable) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language. “Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages.”
- noun (medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms. “There were another five cases reported overnight.”
- verb (obsolete, intransitive) To propose hypothetical cases.
- noun A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture or commerce.
- noun A box, sheath, or covering generally. “a case for spectacles; the case of a watch”
- noun A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
- noun An enclosing frame or casing. “a door case; a window case”
- noun A suitcase.
- noun A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
- noun The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
- noun (printing, historical) 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).
- adjective (poker slang) The last remaining card of a particular rank. “He drew the case eight!”
- verb (transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
- verb (transitive) To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
Synonyms
befall grammatical case carton instance example event lawsuit suit cause causa subject guinea pig caseful character eccentric type font fount typeface face sheath shell casing compositor's case typesetter's case pillowcase slip pillow slip display case showcase
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English cas, from Old French cas (“an event”), from Latin cāsus (“a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”), perfect passive participle of cadō (“to fall, to drop”).
From Middle English case, from Old Northern French casse (compare Old French chasse (“box, chest, case”)), from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capiō (“to take, seize, hold”). Doublet of cash, chase, and chasse. Compare Spanish caja, Asturian caxa, Portuguese caixa.
Capitalization by Noam Chomsky.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
- noun A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.
- verb To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.
- verb To strip the skin from; as, to case a box. [Obs.]
Etymology [OF. casse, F. caisse (cf. It. cassa), fr. L. capsa chest, box, case, fr. caper to take, hold See Capacious, and cf. 4th Chase, Cash, Enchase, 3d Sash.]
Etymology [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. Chance.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “case”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details