case: Information About The Word 'case'

case is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'case' is made up of 4 letters.

• (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) 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 special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
• (n) a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
• (n) the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
• (n) a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"
• (n) a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
• (n) 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"
• (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 glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
• (n) a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
• (n) nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
• (n) the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
• (n) 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"
• (n) an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
• (n) the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
• (n) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
• (v) look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
• (v) enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"

Using the word 'case' in Scrabble will fetch you 6 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 7 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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