Definisjon av case

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Noun

case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
container 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)
luggage, baggage cases used to carry belongings when traveling
briefcase a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
cardcase a small case for carrying business cards
cigarette case a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket
powder compact, compact a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
dispatch box, dispatch case case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables
glasses case a case for carrying spectacles
gun case a case for storing a gun
kit young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit"
letter case case for carrying letters
locket a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
pillbox a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)
portfolio the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"
quiver case for holding arrows
shoe footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
sleeve the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
billfold, notecase, wallet, pocketbook a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
watch case the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed
case - 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"
instance, example
happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence an event that happens
humiliation, mortification depriving one of self-esteem
bit, piece the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"
case - a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
client a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
patient a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
referral the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
case - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
display case, showcase, vitrine
container 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)
case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
grammatical case
grammatical category, syntactic category (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
nominative, nominative case, subject case the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
case - (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
compositor's case, typesetter's case
receptacle a container that is used to put or keep things in
case - the quantity contained in a case
caseful
containerful the quantity that a container will hold
case - bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
pillowcase, slip, pillow slip
case - the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
case - a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"
case - a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
case - a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
case - a specific size and style of type within a type family
font, fount, typeface, face
type a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
type family a complete set of type suitable for printing text
unicameral script a script with a single case
bicameral script a script having two distinct cases
constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)
proportional font any font whose different characters have different widths
cartridge font, font cartridge any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer
black letter, gothic a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
bold, bold face, boldface a typeface with thick heavy lines
italic a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
raster font, screen font the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed"
case - 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, cause, causa
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
civil suit a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
class-action suit, class action a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
countersuit a suit brought against someone who has sued you
criminal suit a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
moot a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"
case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
sheath
natural covering, covering, cover the act of protecting something by covering it
theca outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects
lorica a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)
medullary sheath, myelin sheath a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
neurilemma, neurolemma thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
case - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
shell, casing
housing structures collectively in which people are housed
grandfather clock, longcase clock a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
boot a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
gear box, gear case, gearbox the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed
case - 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"
character, eccentric, type
grownup, adult any mature animal
case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
casing
framework a structure supporting or containing something
doorway, room access, door, threshold the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
case - a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
subject, guinea pig
mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
case - a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
event

Verb

case - look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
inspect look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
encase, incase
shut in, close in, inclose, enclose advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"
pack treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"
package, box engage in a boxing match
sack put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"
crate put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum"
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Substantiv

case - An actual event, situation, or fact.
case - A given condition or state.
case - A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
case - An instance or event as a topic of study.
case - A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
case - A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.
case - grammatical Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
case - An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
case - A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
case - A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
case - A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
case - A suitcase.
case - A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
case - The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
case - The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” upper case or “small” lower case letter.
case - four of a Four of a kind.
case - A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.

Verb

case - To propose hypothetical cases.
case - To place an item or items of manufacture into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
case - To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
case - To survey a building or other location surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.

Adjektiv

case - The last remaining card of a particular rank.

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  • case
    A judicial examination and determination of issues between parties to action; whether they need issues of law or of fact. A judicial examination, in accordance with law of the land, of a cause, either civil or criminal, of the issues between the parties, whether of law or fact, before a court that has proper jurisdiction.
  • case
    Something that is representative of all such things in a group; an occurrence of something.
  • case
    One of several similar instances or events which are being studied and compared.
  • case
    (Grammar) An instance of grammatical case; a category of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives, specialized (usually by inflection) to indicate a particular syntactic relation to other words in a sentence.
  • case
    (Grammar) (uncountable) A set of grammatical cases or their meanings in a particular language collectively.
  • case
    A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
  • case
    A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
  • case
    Large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
  • case
    A piece of furniture, Constructios partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
  • case
    The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
  • case
    In typography, the nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
  • case
    To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
  • case
    To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
  • case
    The grammaticalic case in which a noun is used.
  • case
    A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
  • case
    The scientific application of a set of tools and methods to a software which is meant to result in high-quality, defect-free, and maintainable software products.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) case
  • Presens: case / cases
  • Preteritum: cased
  • Perfektum: (have) cased

Substantiv

  • Entall: case
  • Flertall: cases

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