Noun
1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
"the family brought suit against the landlord"2. an occurrence of something;
"it was a case of bad judgment""another instance occurred yesterday""but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"3. a special set of circumstances;
"in that event, the first possibility is excluded""it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"4. a problem requiring investigation;
"Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"5. the actual state of things;
"that was not the case"6. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;
"he stated his case clearly"7. a portable container for carrying several objects;
"the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"8. a 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"9. a person requiring professional services;
"a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"10. the quantity contained in a case
11. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
12. a specific state of mind that is temporary;
"a case of the jitters"13. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
14. the housing or outer covering of something;
"the clock has a walnut case"15. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
"a real character""a strange character""a friendly eccentric""the capable type""a mental case"16. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening;
"the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"18. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"