case

  • 71case — In origin, case really is two different words, one derived from a form meaning receptacle or container, the other meaning instance or example. In both senses, the word has been abused and overused. Case is slang in such expressions as case the… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 72case — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. instance, situation, plight; sheath, scabbard, holster; portfolio; suit, action, litigation; argument, proposition; box, container, carton, casket, cabinet; bag, suitcase, handbag, grip, valise. See… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 73case — case1 noun 1》 an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring: a case of mistaken identity.     ↘the situation affecting or relating to a particular person or thing: I ll make an exception in your case.     ↘an incident… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 74case —   1. Container. Pahu, wahī.   2. Court case. Hihia, hihia kalaima, hihia waiwai.    ♦ Admiralty case, ho okolokolo moku.   3. Situation. Kūlana.    ♦ Serious case, kūlana pilikia loa, kūlana kūpiliki i.    ♦ In case of trespassing, a ma kahi o ke …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 75case — 1. noun /keɪs/ a) An actual event, situation, or fact. For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth. b) A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession …

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  • 76Case — This interesting and unusual surname has two possible origins, the first of which is from the early medieval English metonymic occupational surname for a maker of boxes, chests or other wooden receptacles. The name from this source derives from… …

    Surnames reference

  • 77CASE 30 — The CASE 30 is an index of the Cairo Alexandria Stock Exchange in Egypt. It includes the 30 most active stocks in the Egyptian stock market, weighted to their market capitalization. The index was started with a base level of 1000 as of January 01 …

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  • 78CASE — Abk. für Computer Aided Software Engineering; über den gesamten Entwicklungsprozess von Software bereitgestellte Computerunterstützung bez. Methoden und Werkzeugen. Die Unterstützung erfolgt über sog. CASE Tools, die meist folgende Eigenschaften… …

    Lexikon der Economics

  • 79case — [13] There are two distinct words case in English, both acquired via Old French from Latin and both members of very large families. Case ‘circumstance’ was borrowed from Old French cas, which in turn came from Latin cāsus ‘fall, chance’. This was …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 80case — I. n. 1. Covering, sheathe, capsule. 2. Box. 3. State, condition, situation, plight, predicament. 4. Instance, particular occurrence, example, specific instance. 5. Circumstance, condition, contingency, event. 6. Suit, action, cause, process,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms