Case (n.) A box, sheath, or covering |
Case (n.) A box and its contents |
Case (n.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type. |
Case (n.) An inclosing frame |
Case (n.) A small fissure which admits water to the workings. |
Case (v. t.) To cover or protect with, or as with, a case |
Case (v. t.) To strip the skin from |
Case (n.) Chance |
Case (n.) That which befalls, comes, or happens |
Case (n.) A patient under treatment |
Case (n.) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law |
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 |
Case (v. i.) To propose hypothetical cases. |
Case-bay (n.) The space between two principals or girders |
Case-bay (n.) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring. |
Case knife () A knife carried in a sheath or case. |
Case knife () A large table knife |
Case shot () A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. |
Eyeglass (n.) A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used singly or in pairs. |
Eyeglass (n.) Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc. |
Eyeglass (n.) The retina. |
Eyeglass (n.) A glass eyecup. See Eyecup. |
Fly-case (n.) The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles. |
Lower-case (a.) Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case |
Open (a.) Free of access |
Open (a.) Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like |
Open (a.) Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view |
Open (a.) Not drawn together, closed, or contracted |
Open (a.) Without reserve or false pretense |
Open (a.) Not concealed or secret |
Open (a.) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc. |
Open (a.) Not settled or adjusted |
Open (a.) Free |
Open (a.) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs |
Open (a.) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s. |
Open (a.) Not closed or stopped with the finger |
Open (a.) Produced by an open string |
Open (n.) Open or unobstructed space |
Open (v. t.) To make or set open |
Open (v. t.) To spread |
Open (v. t.) To disclose |
Open (v. t.) To make known |
Open (v. t.) To enter upon |
Open (v. t.) To loosen or make less compact |
Open (v. i.) To unclose |
Open (v. i.) To expand |
Open (v. i.) To begin |
Open (v. i.) To bark on scent or view of the game. |
Open-air (a.) Taking place in the open air |
Open-eyed (a.) With eyes widely open |
slip elusion eluding | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
slip slip-up miscue parapraxis | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
Freudian slip | a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals |
faux pas gaffe solecism slip gaucherie | a socially awkward or tactless act |
slip sideslip | a flight maneuver, aircraft slides sideways in the air |
open sesame | any very successful means of achieving a result |
open primary | a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party) |
open frame break | any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare, the break in the eighth frame cost him the match |
skid slip sideslip | an unexpected slide |
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 |
open-heart surgery | heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired |
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 |
access road slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
attache case attache | a shallow and rectangular briefcase |
binoculars field glasses opera glasses | an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes |
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 |
chemise shimmy shift slip teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
cigarette case | a small flat case for holding cigarettes, can be carried in a purse or a pocket |
cover glass cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
dispatch case dispatch box | case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables |
dressing case | a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling |
fireplace hearth open fireplace | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built, the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it, he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it, the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires |
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 |
letter case | case for carrying letters |
monocle eyeglass | lens for correcting defective vision in one eye, held in place by facial muscles |
noose running noose slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
open-air market open-air marketplace market square | a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold |
open circuit | an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows |
open-end wrench tappet wrench | a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) |
open-hearth furnace | a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it |
open sight | rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or telescope |
open weave | a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric |
overnighter overnight bag overnight case | a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight |
packing box packing case | a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage |
pencil box pencil case | a box for holding pencils |