Definition of case

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Case (v. t.) To strip the skin from; as, to case a box..

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Utricular :: Utricular (a.) Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or minute; -- said especially with reference to the condition of certain substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed from the vaporous state and deposited upon cold bodies, in which case they assume the form of small globules filled with liquid..
Sabretasche :: Sabretasche (n.) A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the sword belt..
Box :: Box (n.) A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
Agreement :: Agreement (n.) Concord or correspondence of one word with another in gender, number, case, or person..
Prior :: Prior (a.) Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage..
Case :: Case (v. i.) To propose hypothetical cases.
Us :: Us (pron.) The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; -- the objective case of we. See We..
Cushion :: Cushion (n.) A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad..
Hara-kiri :: Hara-kiri (n.) Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, hari-kari..
Imparisyllabic :: Imparisyllabic (a.) Not consisting of an equal number of syllables; as, an imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same number of syllables in all the cases; as, lapis, lapidis; mens, mentis..
Award :: Award (v. t.) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted..
Caseic :: Caseic (a.) Of or pertaining to cheese; as, caseic acid..
Discase :: Discase (v. t.) To strip; to undress.
Governing :: Governing (a.) Requiring a particular case.
Crate :: Crate (n.) A box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces, -- used especially for transporting fruit..
Oosporangium :: Oosporangium (n.) An oogonium; also, a case containing oval or rounded spores of some other kind than oospores..
Apply :: Apply (v. t.) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt..
Thoracoplasty :: Thoracoplasty (n.) A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema..
Superoccipital :: Supernumerary (n.) A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle..
Interpretation :: Interpretation (n.) The act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
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