DICTOMETER

CASO (Spanish for "case")

(case, fall, tilfelle)

1. Synonyms:
   • Case
   • Instance
   • Example
   Definitions:
   • an occurrence of something
   Examples:
   • It was a case of bad judgment
   • Another instance occurred yesterday
   • But there is always the famous example of the Smiths
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Event
   • Case
   Definitions:
   • a special set of circumstances
   Examples:
   • In that event, the first possibility is excluded
   • It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Lawsuit
   • Suit
   • Case
   • Cause
   • Causa
   Definitions:
   • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
   Examples:
   • The family brought suit against the landlord
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Case
   Definitions:
   • the actual state of things
   Examples:
   • That was not the case
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Case
   Definitions:
   • a portable container for carrying several objects
   Examples:
   • The musicians left their instrument cases backstage
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Case
   Definitions:
   • a person requiring professional services
   Examples:
   • A typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Subject
   • Case
   • Guinea pig
   Definitions:
   • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures
   • someone who is an object of investigation
   Examples:
   • The subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
   • The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Case
   Definitions:
   • a problem requiring investigation
   Examples:
   • Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Case
   Definitions:
   • a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
   Examples:
   • He stated his case clearly
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Case
    • Caseful
    Definitions:
    • the quantity contained in a case
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Case
    • Grammatical case
    Definitions:
    • nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Case
    Definitions:
    • a specific state of mind that is temporary
    Examples:
    • A case of the jitters
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Character
    • Eccentric
    • Type
    • Case
    Definitions:
    • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
    Examples:
    • A real character
    • A strange character
    • A friendly eccentric
    • The capable type
    • A mental case
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Font
    • Fount
    • Typeface
    • Face
    • Case
    Definitions:
    • a specific size and style of type within a type family
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Sheath
    • Case
    Definitions:
    • an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Shell
    • Case
    • Casing
    Definitions:
    • the housing or outer covering of something
    Examples:
    • The clock has a walnut case
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Casing
    • Case
    Definitions:
    • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
    Examples:
    • The casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Case
    • Compositor's case
    • Typesetter's case
    Definitions:
    • (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
    Examples:
    • For English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Case
    • Pillowcase
    • Slip
    • Pillow slip
    Definitions:
    • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
    Examples:
    • The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Case
    • Display case
    • Showcase
    • Vitrine
    Definitions:
    • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Case
   Definitions:
   • look over, usually with the intention to rob
   Examples:
   • They men cased the housed
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Encase
   • Incase
   • Case
   Definitions:
   • enclose in, or as if in, a case
   Examples:
   • My feet were encased in mud