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.

A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.

A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type.

An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case.

A small fissure which admits water to the workings.

To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.

To strip the skin from; as, to case a box.

Chance; accident; hap; opportunity.

That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes.

A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury.

The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause.

One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word.

To propose hypothetical cases.

the actual state of things; "that was not the case"

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"

nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"

the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"

a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

a specific size and style of type within a type family