case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
case study | a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view |
trespass on the case | an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss, a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case |
lawsuit suit case cause causa | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy, the family brought suit against the landlord |
antitrust case | a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place |
custody case | a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce) |
test case test suit | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent |
wing case elytron | either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings |
adjoining room | a hotel room that shares a wall with another hotel room |
attache case attache | a shallow and rectangular briefcase |
back room | a room located in the rear of an establishment, usually accessible only to privileged groups |
bedroom sleeping room sleeping accommodation chamber bedchamber | a room used primarily for sleeping |
bedsitting room bedsitter bedsit | a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing) |
billiard room billiard saloon billiard parlor billiard parlour billiard hall | a room in which billiards is played |
case | a portable container for carrying several objects, the musicians left their instrument cases backstage |
case display case showcase vitrine | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home |
case pillowcase slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
case compositor's case typesetter's case | (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 |
case knife sheath knife | a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath |
case knife | a metal blade with a handle, used as cutlery |
case shot canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
casing case | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening, the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced |
child's room | a bedroom for a child |
cigarette case | a small flat case for holding cigarettes, can be carried in a purse or a pocket |
clean room white room | a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria, used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment |
common room | a sitting room (usually at school or university) |
conference room | a room in which a conference can be held |
connecting room | a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private door |
control room | a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio) |
cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) |
dining room diningoom | a room used for dining |
dispatch case dispatch box | case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables |
doorway door room access threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building, the space that a door can close, he stuck his head in the doorway |
dormitory dormitory room dorm room | a large sleeping room containing several beds |
drawing room withdrawing room | a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained |
drawing room | a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet |
dressing case | a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling |
dressing room | a room in which you can change clothes |
emergency room ER | a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment |
engineering engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
family room | a recreation room in a private house |
furnace room | a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building |
gearbox gear box gear case | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
glasses case | a case for carrying spectacles |
gun case | a case for storing a gun |
gun room | military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship |
home room homeroom | a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business |
hospital room | a room in a hospital for the care of patients |
hotel room | a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel |
ladies' room powder room | a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building |