noun Download 🔗Share An actual event, situation, or fact. Examples : "For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth." situation event essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A given condition or state. Examples : "In this case, the weather is too bad to play outside. " condition state situation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession. Examples : "The lawyer's case involved a dispute over property inheritance. " work job business law essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (academia) An instance or event as a topic of study. Examples : "The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies." education essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A legal proceeding, lawsuit. Examples : "The student's case against the school was about unfair grading policies. " law state essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence. Examples : "The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object. Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh." grammar language linguistics word essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language. Examples : "Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages. Latin is a language that employs case." grammar linguistics language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms. Examples : "There were another five cases reported overnight." medicine disease condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch. Examples : "The "case" for Monday's schedule in the program shows the action to print attendance. " computing technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To propose hypothetical cases. Examples : "To prepare for the exam, the teacher cased several scenarios involving a student forgetting their homework. " theory philosophy logic essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture. Examples : "The teacher had a large case of colored pencils for the art class. " item utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A box, sheath, or covering generally. Examples : "a case for spectacles; the case of a watch" item thing utility essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine. Examples : "My grandmother brought her sewing machine in a large case for the craft fair. " item machine utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An enclosing frame or casing. Examples : "a door case; a window case" item structure building thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A suitcase. Examples : "My sister packed her case for her weekend trip. " item thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed. Examples : "The antique jewelry case held delicate necklaces and earrings. " architecture building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer. Examples : "The laptop's case protected the fragile screen from scratches. " technology electronics computing device machine part structure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and "lower case" (small letters, figures, punctuation marks, quadrats, and spaces). Examples : "The printer's case held the upper and lower case type, ready for the school project. " type writing language technology word essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter. Examples : "The teacher asked the students to identify the case of each letter in the alphabet. " grammar language type writing linguistics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Four of a kind. Examples : "In the card game, John had a case of aces. " game number essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces. Examples : "The restaurant sold 15 cases of soda during the afternoon rush. " drink business amount unit industry essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small fissure which admits water into the workings. Examples : "The leaky roof created a small case in the attic wall, allowing water to seep into the storage area. " technical machine nautical gap essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft. Examples : "The knife has a hard steel case on the blade, allowing the rest of the metal to be more flexible. " material technical industry essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans. Examples : "a single case of Bud Light" drink item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment. Examples : "The worker carefully cased the fragile figurines in individual boxes before shipping them to the customer. " business commerce industry item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose. Examples : "The teacher carefully cased the fragile antique map in a protective box. " utility item action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery. Examples : "The thief cased the jewelry store before breaking in. " police action building property essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share The last remaining card of a particular rank. Examples : "He drew the case eight!" game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading