case
Noun
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subtypes:
- humiliation, mortification - an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
- bit, piece - an instance of some kind
- clip, time - an instance or single occasion for some event
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is a type of: circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activitysame as: event
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedsubtypes:
- civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
- class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
- countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you
- criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
- moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
- bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
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is a type of: fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
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is a type of: container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)subtypes:
- baggage, luggage - cases used to carry belongings when traveling
- briefcase - a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
- cardcase - a small case for carrying business cards
- cigarette case - a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket
- compact, powder compact - a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
- dispatch box, dispatch case - case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables
- glasses case - a case for carrying spectacles
- gun case - a case for storing a gun
- kit - a case for containing a set of articles
- letter case - case for carrying letters
- locket - a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
- pillbox - a small case for holding pills
- portfolio - a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
- quiver - case for holding arrows
- shoe - (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
- sleeve - small case into which an object fits
- billfold, notecase, pocketbook, wallet - a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
- watch case - the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed
- writing desk - a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface
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subtypes:
- client - a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
- patient - a person who requires medical care
- referral - a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
- charity case, welfare case - a case for a welfare worker
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same as: guinea pig, subject
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is a type of: problem - a question raised for consideration or solution
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is a type of: containerful - the quantity that a container will holdsame as: caseful
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is a type of: grammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical propertiessubtypes:
- nominative, nominative case, subject case - the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
- oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative
same as: grammatical case -
is a type of: frame of mind, state of mind - a temporary psychological state
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is a type of: type - printed characterssubtypes:
- unicameral script - a script with a single case
- bicameral script - a script having two distinct cases
- constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font - a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)
- proportional font - any font whose different characters have different widths
- cartridge font, font cartridge - any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer
- black letter, gothic - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
- bold, bold face, boldface - a typeface with thick heavy lines
- italic - a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
- raster font, screen font - the font that is displayed on a computer screen
- helvetica, sans serif - a typeface in which characters have no serifs
belongs to: type family - a complete set of type suitable for printing text -
subtypes:
- theca - outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects
- lorica - a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)
- medullary sheath, myelin sheath - a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
- neurilemma, neurolemma - thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
- husk - outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
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is a type of: housing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical componentsubtypes:is a part of: grandfather clock, longcase clock - a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
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is a part of:
- door, doorway, room access, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
- window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
same as: casing -
referred to in: printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distributionis a type of: receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things insame as: compositor's case, typesetter's case
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is a type of: bed linen - linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)
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is a type of: container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)subtypes: trophy case - a case in which to display trophies
Verb
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is a type of: inspect - look over carefully
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subtypes:
Found on Word Lists
- Events ("What?")
- Nouns denoting acts or actions
- Nouns denoting body parts
- Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
- Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- Nouns denoting man-made objects
- Nouns denoting natural events
- Nouns denoting people
- Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
- Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- Specific
- Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
- Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- Where?
- Who?
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