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Nouns (48)

case

n. a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"

case

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

case

n. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"

case

n. a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"

case

n. a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"

case, trespass on the case

n. an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss; "a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case"

case, casing

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

case, sheath

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

case, grammatical case

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

case, instance

n. an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

case, patient

n. a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"

case, caseful

n. the quantity contained in a case

event, case

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

beryllium, Be, atomic number 4

n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

slip, case, pillowcase, pillow slip

n. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

case, shell, casing

n. the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"

action, case, lawsuit, suit, legal action

n. a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

CASE, Computer Aided Software Engineering, CASE tools, Computer Aided System Engineering, computer-aided software engineering tool

n. software used in any development stage (from analysis to programming) of an information system or application

lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa

n. 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"

Be, Be Inc.

n. operating system company

Verbs (45)

v. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

case

v. look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"

case

v. to arrange in a dishonest manner

imagine, ideate, conceive of, envisage

v. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

work, be

v. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

be, exist

v. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

be, have the quality of being

v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

occur, be

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

be, be identical to

v. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"

cost, be

v. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

think, guess, suppose, imagine, reckon

v. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

case, put into a case

v. enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"

case, encase

v. enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"

live, be, have life

v. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

make up, represent, constitute, be

v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

be, occupy a certain area, occupy a certain position

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

personify, characterize, be, embody

v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (134)

example, illustration, instance, representative

n. an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

condition, consideration, circumstance

n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"

call, claim

n. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

debate, disputation, public debate

n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

cabinet, locker, storage locker

n. a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

cellar, root cellar

n. an excavation where root vegetables are stored

stowage, storeroom, storage room

n. a room in which things are stored

shell

n. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

cod, pod, seedcase

n. the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

example, illustration, instance, representative

n. an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

container

n. any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

condition, status

n. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

necessity

n. the condition of being essential or indispensable

complaint, ailment, ill

n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

contravention

n. coming into conflict with

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

sham, assume, feign, pretend, dissemble, simulate

v. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

last, endure

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

judge, pass judgment on, form an opinion of

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

gather, understand, infer

v. believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

propose, advise, suggest

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something

venture

v. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

wrap, envelop, enfold, enwrap, enclose

v. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

embrace, cover, comprehend, encompass, be composed of, consist

v. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

surround, smother

v. envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"

cloak, mask, dissemble

v. hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"

swathe, swaddle

v. wrap in swaddling clothes; "swaddled the infant"

veil, hide with a veil, cover with a veil

v. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

fit, meet, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

duplicate, twin, parallel

v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

coordinate, co-ordinate

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

name, mention, identify, give the name of, refer to by name

v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

incarnate, embody, body forth, represent in bodily form

v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

refer to, denote, have as a meaning

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

imply, connote

v. express or state indirectly

imply, indicate by inference

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

mean, intend

v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

signify

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (10)

doctor, MD, doc, physician, Dr., medico

n. a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"

acknowledge, recognize, know

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

imagine to be the case

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