Case definition

Case as a noun

1. an occurrence of something

   "it was a case of bad judgment"

   Same sense: example, instance

2. a special set of circumstances

   "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

   Same sense: event

3. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

   Same sense: cause, suit, lawsuit, causa

4. the actual state of things

   "that was not the case"

5. a portable container for carrying several objects

   "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"

6. a person requiring professional services

   "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"

7. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

   "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"

   Same sense: subject, guinea pig

8. a problem requiring investigation

   "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"

9. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

   "he stated his case clearly"

10. the quantity contained in a case

    Same sense: caseful

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

    Same sense: grammatical case

12. a specific state of mind that is temporary

    "a case of the jitters"

13. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

    "a mental case"

    Same sense: type, character, eccentric

14. a specific size and style of type within a type family

    Same sense: face, font, typeface, fount

15. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

    Same sense: sheath

16. the housing or outer covering of something

    "the clock has a walnut case"

    Same sense: shell, casing

17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

    Same sense: casing

18. (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has their type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

    "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. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    Same sense: slip, pillow slip, pillowcase

20. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

    Same sense: display case, showcase, vitrine

Case as a verb

21. look over, usually with the intention to rob

    "The men cased the house"

22. enclose in, or as if in, a case

    Same sense: incase, encase

Synonyms and antonyms

• example definition
• instance
• event definition
• cause definition
• suit
• lawsuit
• causa
• subject
• guinea pig
• caseful
• grammatical case
• type definition
• character definition
• eccentric
• face definition
• font
• typeface
• fount
• sheath
• shell
• casing
• slip
• pillow slip
• pillowcase

All synonyms of case, sense by sense

How to say case

Case has 1 syllable and rhymes with place. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with case

• place
• face
• space
• race
• base
• replace
• grace
• chase
• pace
• database
• trace
• embrace

CASE in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

1

Is CASE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CASE in the word checker, or unscramble CASE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.