Synonyms for case

noun

• a specific size and style of type within a type family
• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
• (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
• the quantity contained in a case
• the housing or outer covering of something
• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
• a special set of circumstances
• an occurrence of something
• nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
• a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
• a person requiring professional services
• a portable container for carrying several objects
• a problem requiring investigation
• a specific state of mind that is temporary
• a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
• the actual state of things

verb

• enclose in, or as if in, a case
• look over, usually with the intention to rob