Definition of Cases. Meaning of Cases. Synonyms of Cases

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Definition of Cases

Case
Case Case (k[=a]s), n. [OF. casse, F. caisse (cf. It. cassa), fr. L. capsa chest, box, case, fr. capere to take, hold. See Capacious, and cf. 4th Chase, Cash, Enchase, 3d Sash.] 1. A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book. 2. A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments. 3. (Print.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or ``boxes' for holding type. Note: Cases for type are usually arranged in sets of two, called respectively the upper and the lower case. The upper case contains capitals, small capitals, accented and marked letters, fractions, and marks of reference: the lower case contains the small letters, figures, marks of punctuation, quadrats, and spaces. 4. An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case. 5. (Mining) A small fissure which admits water to the workings. --Knight.
Case
Case Case, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cased; p. pr. & vb. n. Casing.] 1. To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose. The man who, cased in steel, had passed whole days and nights in the saddle. --Prescott. 2. To strip the skin from; as, to case a box. [Obs.]

Meaning of Cases from wikipedia

- known as "proof by cases" Contribution to ARIEL Spectroscopy of Exoplanets (CASE), an instrument on the European space telescope ARIEL Case Middle School,...
- 000; the number of cases reported in each day's situation report; the countries and territories that have not yet reported any cases to WHO; and two charts...
- first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. As of 02:23 UTC on 27 September 2020, a total of 32,747,374 cases are confirmed...
- The Ca****ts is a mansion in Ormond Beach, Florida, U.S., famous for being the winter residence of American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller. It is currently...
- abuse cases are cases of child ****ual abuse by Catholic priests, nuns and members of religious orders. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the cases have involved...
- in English in 1588. Originally one large case was used for each typeface, then "divided cases", pairs of cases for majuscules and minuscules, were introduced...
- inflected case system although personal pronouns still have three cases, which are simplified forms of the nominative, accusative and genitive cases. They...
- established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or...
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- po****tion of cases, and the purpose of the study is to look within the case rather than compare it with other cases Diverse cases – cases that have variation...
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