Definition of case

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Case (n.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word..

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Elytroid :: Elytroid (a.) Resembling a beetle's wing case.
Homodemic :: Homodemic (a.) A morphological term signifying development, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same unit deme or unit of the inferior orders of individuality..
Monochlamydeous :: Monochlamydeous (a.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx..
Fly-case :: Fly-case (n.) The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles..
Vice :: Vice (prep.) Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc..
Nest :: Nest (n.) A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger..
Komtok :: Komtok (n.) An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food..
Indusial :: Indusial (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects..
Rail :: Rail (n.) A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc..
Pilch :: Pilch (n.) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur..
Light :: Light (n.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light..
Warranty :: Warranty (n.) A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant..
Judge :: "Judge (v. t.) To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two parties..
Vest :: Vest (n.) To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death..
Regimen :: Regimen (n.) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government..
Parathesis :: Parathesis (n.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.
Case :: Case (n.) A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book..
Soffit :: Soffit (n.) The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of Lintel..
Albuminate :: Albuminate (n.) A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance..
Halfpace :: Halfpace (n.) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.
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