S: (n) event (event%1:26:00::), case (case%1:26:00::) (a special set of circumstances) "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
S: (n) case (case%1:09:00::) (the actual state of things) "that was not the case"
S: (n) case (case%1:06:00::) (a portable container for carrying several objects) "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
S: (n) case (case%1:18:03::) (a person requiring professional services) "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
S: (n) subject (subject%1:18:01::), case (case%1:18:02::), guinea pig (guinea_pig%1:18:00::) (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"
S: (n) case (case%1:10:02::) (a problem requiring investigation) "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
S: (n) case (case%1:10:01::) (a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument) "he stated his case clearly"
S: (n) casing (casing%1:06:00::), case (case%1:06:07::) (the enclosing frame around a door or window opening) "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
S: (n) case (case%1:06:03::), compositor's case (compositor's_case%1:06:00::), typesetter's case (typesetter's_case%1:06:00::) ((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"