oblique case :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

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

case

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

Case

n. [a set of grammatical categories changing the form of a word and thus showing the relationship with the other words]

case

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

oblique

n. any grammatical case other than the nominative

sheath, case

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

case, caseful

n. the quantity contained in a case

case, grammatical case

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

casing, case

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

case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip

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

shell, case, casing

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

character, eccentric, type, case

n. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"

case, instance, example

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, display case, showcase, vitrine

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

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

font, fount, typeface, face, case

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

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"

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"

case

v. to arrange in a dishonest manner

case

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

case, put into a case

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

encase, incase, case

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

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oblique

adj. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

example, illustration, instance, representative

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

circumstance

n. formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"

call, claim

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

debate, disputation, public debate

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

shell

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

pod, cod, seedcase

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

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)

cabinet, locker, storage locker

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

cellar, wine cellar

n. storage space where wines are stored

storeroom, storage room, stowage

n. a room in which things are stored

soul

n. a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement"

character

n. (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

identity, personal identity, individuality

n. the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"

geek

n. a carnival performer who does disgusting acts

form

n. a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"

maverick, rebel

n. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

mugwump, independent, fencesitter

n. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter

n. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

example, illustration, instance, representative

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

dispute, contravention

n. coming into conflict with

envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

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

embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover

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"

smother, surround

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

cloak

v. cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks"

swaddle, swathe

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

veil

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

atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped

adj. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"

aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping

adj. having an oblique or slanted direction