case

noun

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   a portable container for carrying several objects

   the musicians left their instrument cases backstage

3. 3

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

4. 4

   bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

   the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase

5. 5

   (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

6. 6

   the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

   the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced

7. 7

   the housing or outer covering of something

   the clock has a walnut case

8. 8

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

9. 9

   the actual state of things

   that was not the case

10. 10

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

11. 11

    a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

    he stated his case clearly

12. 12

    a problem requiring investigation

    Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir