cases


Meanings

  • an occurrence of something;
  • a special set of circumstances;
  • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
  • the actual state of things;
  • a portable container for carrying several objects;
    • "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
  • a person requiring professional services;
  • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation;
    • "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
  • a problem requiring investigation;
  • a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;
  • the quantity contained in a case
  • nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
  • a specific state of mind that is temporary;
  • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
  • a specific size and style of type within a type family
  • an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
  • the housing or outer covering of something;
  • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening;
  • (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"
  • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
  • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
  • look over, usually with the intention to rob;
  • enclose in, or as if in, a case;


Scrabble Score: 7

cases is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

cases is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

cases is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

cases is a valid Words With Friends word