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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

n. the quantity contained in a case

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

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

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

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

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

v. to arrange in a dishonest manner