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Main Entry:	case [keys] Show IPA/keɪs/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	container; items in container
Synonyms:	bag, baggage, basket, bin, box, cabinet, caddy, caisson, canister, capsule, carton, cartridge, casing, casket, chamber, chassis, chest, coffer, compact, cover, covering, crate, crating, crib, drawer, envelope, folder, grip, holder, integument, jacket, receptacle, safe, scabbard, sheath, shell, suitcase, tray, trunk, wallet, wrapper, wrapping

Main Entry:	case
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	example
Synonyms:	case history, exemplification, illustration, instance, occasion, occurrence, representative, sample, sampling, specimen

Main Entry:	case
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	matter brought before a court
Synonyms:	action, argument, cause, claim, dispute, evidence, lawsuit, litigation, petition, proceedings, process, proof, suit, trial

Example Sentences

C-Span should be allowed to televise the oral arguments of the landmark case challenging the health care law.

If the walls of the mummy case bulge so that the lid doesn't fit properly, pinch the walls together slightly.

The researchers have designed a system so that fridge case manufacturers can optimize their companies' designs.

C-Span should be allowed to televise the oral arguments of the landmark case challenging the health care law.

If the walls of the mummy case bulge so that the lid doesn't fit properly, pinch the walls together slightly.

The researchers have designed a system so that fridge case manufacturers can optimize their companies' designs.

The case bore no stickers or markings, and a label had been torn off from one side.

As is often the case in the kitchen, you have to be ready to adapt a recipe and make the best use of what you've got.

I've never really understood the reluctance many people have to spend a bit of money on a good case for their iPhones.

Paint your mummy case all over with a layer of white glue.

Self-plagiarism case prompts calls for agencies to tighten rules.

The exhibit case can be seen in the first floor fossil halls.

Tagines, however, make a good case that things aren't always what they seem.

The groups also filed motions to unseal records in the case.

Locate a place in each room of the house that you can go to in case of an earthquake.

It is only a matter of cost effectiveness and to save the potentional loss of life in case of a catastrophy.

And in the case of puppeteers you need a really good performer.

Make sure that you keep your gas tank full and carry extra water and food in case you have problems.

What makes this case particularly interesting is that retrocognition is probably the rarest reported of psychical phenomena.

The airy unit serves double duty as storage and display case.

That's not the case in freshwater sources, where the process is well-studied.

Have extra rollers and tape on hand in case paint saturates a roller and causes the tape to come loose.

In case you haven't noticed, blimps are hot these days.

Worst case is a pond that won't hold water, and indeed that was the first pond maker's experience.

And in almost every case the wines were a deal, if not an outright steal.

In that case good luck--unless you purchase from a mail order company.

In fact, it is an argument which makes the opposite case.

But, as this case history explains, it may lose out to the light.

In the case of the sticklebacks, returning to an older model made good sense.

Speaking out about her brother's case has been her focus, despite her own battle with breast cancer.

For those of us keeping a casual eye on the death penalty it seems that every few months you hear about a capital case where.

The situation offers a case that underlines the importance of fires to the overall health of forest ecosystems.

US judge throws out case meant to halt federal funding, but research remains vulnerable.

But researchers' speedy work halting the epidemic makes a compelling case study of how to combat a deadly virus.

Bumped, in case you missed this story when it first ran.

Weiler's contention that the case did not properly fall within its jurisdiction anyway.

It's hard to imagine this openness lasting forever, which makes a compelling case for visiting soon.

The case for strep throat-induced mental illness grows stronger.

In case you haven't noticed, obesity isn't exactly in these days.

That's not the case with this version, loaded with fresh spinach, corn.

Many families have fire drills a few times a year so that everyone will know what to do in case of that type of emergency.

The result strengthens the case that similar viral genes play the same role in mice and people.

In the living room, they created a built-in display case to showcase art and conceal stereo equipment.

Earlier this month the first court case was held involving a person charged with using live dogs as bait.

In the case of adjacent forest and stream habitats, for example, forests were thought to sustain streams in times of need.

The letters seemed innocent enough: seven slips of paper tucked into a cardboard case in an abandoned farmhouse.

In each case a chimpanzee modified a branch by breaking off one or two ends and, frequently, using its teeth to sharpen the stick.

Towns can be said to be alive or dead, but in the case of my town, it's so alive you can eat it.

It's a personal and compelling case for taking pleasure in the best simple food, and in the effort required to prepare it.

Underneath the tower other jumpers softened the soil with long sticks in case a diver accidentally crashed.

It's really a fascinating case in terms of the policy on both sides.

It seems to be a rare case of a seed planting itself.

More r hubarb recipes from an earlier pos t in case you missed them.

But today some researchers announced that the big discovery is a case of.

Fixing the delta would serve as a valuable test case for the country and the world.

The bowlers' primary objective is to hit the wickets, in which case the batsman is out.

We have always tried our best to line our wooden veggie bed walls with some sort of barrier in case of chemical leeching.

In this scenario, each pin would sit in a fluid-filled plastic case.

Reinstalled in the barn, the crèche sits in a climate-controlled exhibition case built into the wall of the barn.

The problem seemed, on the face of it, to be a case of egg-binding.

Diehl-Armstrong's trial promised to clear up the mysteries that had surrounded the collar bomb case.

Main Entry:	case
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	check something in detail
Synonyms:	canvass, check out, check over, check up, examine, inspect, scrutinize, study, view

Main Entry:	action
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	a legal process
Synonyms:	case, cause, claim, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding, prosecution, suit

Main Entry:	affair
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity
Synonyms:	assignment, avocation, calling, case, circumstance, concern, duty, employment, episode, event, hap, happening, incident, interest, job, mission, obligation, occupation, occurrence, office function, proceeding, profession, project, province, pursuit, question, realm, responsibility, subject, task, thing*, topic, transaction, undertaking

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	affection
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	strong fondness
Synonyms:	amore, ardor, attachment, care, case, closeness, concern, crush, desire, devotion, emotion, endearment, feeling, friendliness, friendship, good will, hankering, heart, inclination, itch, kindness, liking, love, passion, predilection, propensity, puppy love, regard, sentiment, shine, soft spot, solicitude, tenderness, warmth, weakness, yen*
Antonyms:	animosity, antipathy, dislike, enmity, hate, hatred, ill will

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	alibi
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	defense against charges of wrongdoing; evidence of absence
Synonyms:	account, affirmation, airtight case, allegation, answer, assertion, assurance, avowal, case, cop-out, cover, declaration, excuse, explanation, fish story, justification, plea, pretext, profession, proof, reason, reply, retort, song and dance, stall, statement, vindication
Notes:	an alias is an assumed name, an alibi is a form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed, while an excuse is an explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness

Main Entry:	argument
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	effort to convince; presentation of support
Synonyms:	argumentation, assertion, case, claim, contention, debate, defense, discussion, exchange, expostulation, grounds, line of reasoning, logic, plea, pleading, polemic, proof, questioning, reason, reasoning, remonstrance, remonstration

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