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Case

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.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Adult 76% connected

Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

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Argument 76% connected

Proof; evidence.

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Circumstance 76% connected

That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

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Container 76% connected

One who, or that which, contains.

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Enclose 76% connected

To inclose. See Inclose.

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Fact 76% connected

A doing, making, or preparing.

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Frame 76% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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Framework 76% connected

The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.

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Happening 76% connected

of Happen

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Housing 76% connected

of House

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Inclose 76% connected

To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a to…

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Inspect 76% connected

To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to…

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Occurrence 76% connected

A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.

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Occurrent 76% connected

Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.

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Problem 76% connected

A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a q…

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Proceeding 76% connected

of Proceed

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Receptacle 76% connected

That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.

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Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

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Type 76% connected

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Baggage 76% connected

The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.

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Bit 76% connected

The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

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Black letter 76% connected

The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous f…

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Bold 76% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Boot 76% connected

Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.

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Cardcase 76% connected

A case for visiting cards.

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Class Action 76% connected

A lawsuit filed by one party on behalf of a group.

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Client 76% connected

A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.

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Clip 76% connected

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

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Compact 76% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Gothic 76% connected

Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.

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Humiliation 76% connected

The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.

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Husk 76% connected

The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears…

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Italic 76% connected

Relating to Italy or to its people.

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Jacket 76% connected

A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.

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Kit 76% connected

To cut.

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Locket 76% connected

A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.

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Lorica 76% connected

A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.

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Luggage 76% connected

That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.

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Moot 76% connected

See 1st Mot.

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Mortification 76% connected

The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified

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Neurilemma 76% connected

The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.

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Nominative 76% connected

Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

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Oblique 76% connected

Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

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Patient 76% connected

Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear.

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Piece 76% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

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Pocketbook 76% connected

A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.

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Portfolio 76% connected

A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc.

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Quiver 76% connected

Nimble; active.

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Shoe 76% connected

A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not exten…

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Sleeve 76% connected

See Sleave, untwisted thread.

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Theca 76% connected

A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord.

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Time 76% connected

Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

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Wallet 76% connected

A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's receptacle for charity; a pe…

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Manner of action 5

Box 76% connected

A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B.…

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Crate 76% connected

A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.

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Pack 76% connected

A pact.

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Package 76% connected

Act or process of packing.

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Sack 76% connected

A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.

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Derivationally related 8

Encase 74% connected

To inclose as in a case. See Incase.

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Encase 74% connected

To inclose as in a case. See Incase.

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Incasement 74% connected

The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state of being incased.

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Incasement 74% connected

The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state of being incased.

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Type 74% connected

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

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Type 74% connected

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

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Typic 74% connected

Typical.

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Typic 74% connected

Typical.

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Containing whole 4

Door 70% connected

An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way.

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Doorway 70% connected

The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.

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Threshold 70% connected

The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entr…

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Window 70% connected

An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some transparent material,…

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Synonym 20

Casing 92% connected

of Case

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Cause 92% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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Character 92% connected

A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.

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Eccentric 92% connected

Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center o…

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Encase 92% connected

To inclose as in a case. See Incase.

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Event 92% connected

That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.

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Example 92% connected

One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.

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Face 92% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Font 92% connected

A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents,…

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Fount 92% connected

A font.

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Incase 92% connected

To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.

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Instance 92% connected

The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.

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Lawsuit 92% connected

An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.

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Pillowcase 92% connected

A removable case or covering for a pillow, usually of white linen or cotton cloth.

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Sheath 92% connected

A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.

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Shell 92% connected

A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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Slip 92% connected

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

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Subject 92% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Suit 92% connected

The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit.

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Type 92% connected

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

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