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Synonyms of the word 
CASE → ADULT - ARGUMENT - CASEFUL - CASING - CAUSE - CHARACTER - CIRCUMSTANCE - CONTAINER - CONTAINERFUL - COVER - COVERING - ECCENTRIC - ENCASE - ENCLOSE - EVENT - EXAMPLE - FACT - FRAME - FRAMEWORK - FRAMING - GROWNUP - HAPPENING - HOUSING - INCASE - INCLOSE - INDIVIDUAL - INSPECT - INSTANCE - LAWSUIT - MORTAL - OCCURRENCE - OCCURRENT - PERSON - PILLOWCASE - PROBLEM - PROCEEDING - PROCEEDINGS - SHEATH - SHELL - SHOWCASE - SLIP - SOMEBODY - SOMEONE - SOUL - STATEMENT - SUBJECT - SUIT - TYPE - VITRINEcase- n. An actual event, situation, or fact.
- n. (now rare) A given condition or state.
- n. A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
- n. (academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
- n. (law) A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
- n. (grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.
- n. (grammar, uncountable) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within…
- n. (medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
- n. (programming) A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
- v. (obsolete) To propose hypothetical cases.
- n. A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
- n. A box, sheath, or covering generally.
- n. A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
- n. An enclosing frame or casing.
- n. A suitcase.
- n. A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be…
- n. The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
- n. (printing, historical) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally…
- n. (typography, by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case)…
- n. (poker slang) Four of a kind.
- n. (US) A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid…
- n. (mining) A small fissure which admits water into the workings.
- n. A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.
- adj. (poker slang) The last remaining card of a particular rank.
- v. (transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
- v. (transitive) To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
- v. (transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for…
adult- n. A fully grown human or animal.
- n. A person who has reached the legal age of majority, generally 18 years of age.
- adj. Fully grown.
- adj. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children.
- adj. Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; designating pornography.
- v. (nonstandard, rare) To (cause to) be or become an adult.
argument- n. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- n. A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- n. A process of reasoning.
- n. (philosophy, logic) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which…
- n. (mathematics) The independent variable of a function.
- n. (mathematics) The phase of a complex number.
- n. (programming) A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function.
- n. (programming) A parameter in a function definition; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- n. (linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- n. (astronomy) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.
- n. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract…
- n. Matter for question; business in hand.
caseful- n. As much as a case will hold.
casing- n. That which encloses or encases.
- n. (architecture) The decorative trim around a door or window.
- n. (oil industry) A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
- n. (uncountable, computing) The collective states of upper and lower case letters.
- v. present participle of case.
cause- n. (countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action;…
- n. (uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
- n. (countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
- n. (obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
- n. (countable, obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
- n. (countable, law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his…
- v. To set off an event or action.
- v. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
- v. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
character- n. A being involved in the action of a story.
- n. A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
- n. A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
- n. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
- n. A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially…
- n. A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- n. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
- n. (computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing…
- n. (informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
- n. (mathematics) A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
- n. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
- n. (dated) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
- n. (dated) A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.
- v. (obsolete) To write (using characters); To describe.
circumstance- n. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state…
- n. An event; a fact; a particular incident.
- n. Circumlocution; detail.
- n. Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
- v. To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
container- n. Someone who contains; something that contains.
- n. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
- n. A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
- n. (by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
- n. (computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
- n. (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
- n. (computing, graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
containerful- n. As much as a container can hold.
cover- n. A lid.
- n. A hiding from view.
- n. A front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- n. A top sheet of a bed.
- n. A cover charge.
- n. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
- n. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
- n. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square;…
- n. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
- n. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
- n. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
- n. (law) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods…
- n. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
- n. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story.
- n. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
- n. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
- adj. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
- adj. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
- v. (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- v. (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- v. (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- v. (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- v. (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
- v. (of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
- v. To deal with.
- v. To be enough money for.
- v. (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
- v. (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
- v. (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
- v. (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect…
- v. To provide insurance coverage for.
- v. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
- v. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
- v. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
covering- n. (countable) That which covers something.
- n. (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.
- v. present participle of cover.
eccentric- adj. Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
- adj. Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
- adj. Having a different center; not concentric.
- adj. (of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently.
- adj. (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (e.g., such…
- adj. Having different goals or motives.
- n. One who does not behave like others.
- n. A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
- n. (slang) A kook.
encase- v. To enclose, as in a case.
enclose- v. (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- v. (transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
- v. (intransitive) To hold or contain.
event- n. An occurrence; something that happens.
- n. An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- n. (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- n. (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating…
- n. (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- n. (obsolete) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
- n. (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
- v. (obsolete) To occur, take place.
- v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To expose to the air, ventilate.
example- n. Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
- n. Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
- n. Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated…
- n. A person punished as a warning to others.
- n. A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
- n. An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise…
- v. To be illustrated or exemplified (by).
fact- n. (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
- n. (law, obsolete except in set phrases) A wrongful or criminal deed.
- n. (obsolete) A feat or meritorious deed.
- n. An honest observation.
- n. Something actual as opposed to invented.
- n. Something which is real.
- n. Something which has become real.
- n. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
- n. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
- n. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
- interj. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
frame- v. (transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- v. (transitive) To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent…
- v. (transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan;…
- v. (transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
- v. (transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
- v. (transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
- v. (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
- v. (transitive, criminology) Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.
- v. (intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- v. (intransitive, dialectal) To move.
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To proceed; to go.
- v. (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; refresh; support.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To execute; perform.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To profit; avail.
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To fit; accord.
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
- n. The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
- n. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- n. The structure of a person's body.
- n. A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
- n. A piece of photographic film containing an image.
- n. A context for understanding or interpretation.
- n. (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win)…
- n. (networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- n. (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but…
- n. (philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although…
- n. (philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- n. (film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of…
- n. (Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
- n. (baseball, slang) An inning.
- n. (engineering, dated, chiefly Britain) Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
- n. (dated) frame of mind; disposition.
- n. (obsolete) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
- n. (dated, video games) A stage or level of a video game.
- n. (genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- n. (computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
framework- n. (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
- n. (figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
- n. (figuratively, especially in computing) A basic conceptual structure.
- n. (literally) The identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task…
framing- v. present participle of frame.
grownup- adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for adults.
- adj. Adult; fully developed; mature.
- n. An adult. (used especially by children).
happening- v. present participle of happen.
- adj. (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
- adj. (slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
- n. Something that happens.
- n. A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
housing- v. present participle of house.
- n. (uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
- n. (uncountable) Residences, collectively.
- n. (countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
- n. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse…
- n. An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
- n. (architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the…
- n. A niche for a statue.
- n. (nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
- n. (nautical) A houseline.
incase- v. Alternative spelling of encase.
inclose- v. (now uncommon) Alternative form of enclose.
individual- n. A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- n. (law) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
- n. An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
- n. (statistics) An element belonging to a population.
- adj. Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
- adj. Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
inspect- v. To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
- v. To view and examine officially.
instance- n. (obsolete) Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
- n. (obsolete) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
- n. (obsolete) That which is urgent; motive.
- n. Occasion; order of occurrence.
- n. A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
- n. One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.
- n. (obsolete) A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something).
- n. (computing) In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local…
- n. (massively multiplayer online games) A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each…
- n. (massively multiplayer online games) An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.
- v. (transitive) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite.
- v. (intransitive) To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.
lawsuit- n. (law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case…
mortal- adj. Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
- adj. Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.).
- adj. Fatally vulnerable; vital.
- adj. Of or relating to the time of death.
- adj. Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.
- adj. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal.
- adj. Very painful or tedious; wearisome.
- adj. (Britain, slang) Very drunk; wasted; smashed.
- n. A human; someone susceptible to death.
occurrence- n. Actual instance when a situation arises.
occurrent- adj. Current, actual, occurring.
- n. (now chiefly philosophy) An event, something that occurs.
person- n. An individual; usually a human being.
- n. The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
- n. (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
- n. (law) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
- n. (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom…
- n. (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also,…
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
- v. (transitive, gender-neutral) To man.
pillowcase- n. A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
problem- n. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
- n. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
- n. A puzzling circumstance.
- adj. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
- adj. Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
proceeding- v. present participle of proceed.
- n. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
- n. (especially in plural) An event or happening; something that happens.
- n. The collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference.
- n. Progress or movement from one thing to another.
- n. A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.
- n. (law) Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
proceedings- n. plural of proceeding.
- n. (law, plural only) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. (Can we date this quote…
- n. The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.
sheath- n. A scabbard; a holster for a sword.
- n. Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object…
- n. The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- n. A tight-fitting dress.
- n. (Britain) A condom.
- n. The foreskin of certain animals, e.g. dogs and horses.
- n. The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
- n. One of the elytra of an insect.
- v. To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
shell- n. A hard external covering of an animal.
- n. The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
- n. One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
- n. The hard external covering of various plant seed forms.
- n. The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
- n. The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
- n. A hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon…
- n. The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
- n. Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in,…
- n. A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that…
- n. A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.
- n. (music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
- n. (music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims…
- n. An engraved copper roller used in print works.
- n. (nautical) The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.
- n. (nautical, rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
- n. (nautical) A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper;…
- n. (computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs…
- n. (chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
- n. An emaciated person.
- n. A psychological barrier to social interaction.
- n. (business) A legal entity that has no operations.
- n. A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
- n. (engineering) A gouge bit or shell bit.
- v. To remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller.
- v. To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
- v. (informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
- v. (intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
- v. (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
- v. (computing, intransitive) To switch to a shell or command line.
- v. To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
- v. (topology) To form a shelling.
showcase- n. A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
- n. A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable…
- v. To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
slip- n. (obsolete) Mud, slime.
- n. (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- n. A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- n. (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
- n. A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
- n. A long, thin piece of something.
- n. A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide.
- n. (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It…
- v. (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- v. (intransitive) To err.
- v. (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
- v. (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
- v. (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
- v. (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- v. (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or…
- v. (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
- v. (transitive, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
- v. (transitive, cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly…
- v. (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
- v. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
- v. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
- v. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- n. An act or instance of slipping.
- n. A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed…
- n. A slipdress.
- n. A mistake or error.
- n. (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
- n. (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and…
- n. (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
- n. (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the…
- n. A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field…
- n. A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or…
- n. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
- n. (printing, dated) A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column…
- n. (dated) A child's pinafore.
- n. An outside covering or case.
- n. (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
- n. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- n. (ceramics) An aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces…
- n. A particular quantity of yarn.
- n. (Britain, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
- n. (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- n. (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- n. (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an…
- n. (electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
- n. A fish, the sole.
somebody- pron. Some unspecified person.
- n. A recognised person, a celebrity.
someone- pron. Some person.
- n. A partially specified but unnamed person.
soul- n. (religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and…
- n. The spirit or essence of anything.
- n. Life, energy, vigor.
- n. (music) Soul music.
- n. A person, especially as one among many.
- n. An individual life.
- n. (mathematics) A kind of submanifold involved in the soul theorem of Riemannian geometry.
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To endow with a soul; to furnish with a soul or mind.
- v. (obsolete) To afford suitable sustenance.
statement- n. A declaration or remark.
- n. A presentation of opinion or position.
- n. (finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
- n. (computing) An instruction in a computer program.
- v. (transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special…
subject- adj. Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
- adj. Conditional upon.
- adj. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
- adj. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
- n. (grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses…
- n. An actor; one who takes action.
- n. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
- n. A particular area of study.
- n. A citizen in a monarchy.
- n. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
- n. (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
- n. A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
- n. (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with…
- n. (logic) That of which something is stated.
- v. (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially…
suit- n. A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business…
- n. (by extension) A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.
- n. (pejorative, slang, metonymically) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss…
- n. A full set of armour.
- n. (law) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery…
- n. The act of following or pursuing; pursuit, chase.
- n. Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
- n. The full set of sails required for a ship.
- n. (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such…
- n. (obsolete) Regular order; succession.
- n. (obsolete) The act of suing; the pursuit of a particular object or goal.
- n. (archaic) A company of attendants or followers; a retinue.
- n. (archaic) A group of similar or related objects or items considered as a whole; a suite (of rooms etc…
- v. To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- v. (said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.
- v. To be appropriate or apt for.
- v. (most commonly used in the passive form) To dress; to clothe.
- v. To please; to make content; to fit one's taste.
- v. (intransitive) To agree; to accord; to be fitted; to correspond; — usually followed by to, archaically…
type- n. A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- n. An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment,…
- n. An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
- n. (printing, countable) A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
- n. (taxonomy) Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to…
- n. Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
- n. (medicine) A blood group.
- n. (theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament…
- n. (computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can…
- n. (fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject…
- n. (chemistry) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded…
- n. (mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence…
- v. To put text on paper using a typewriter.
- v. To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
- v. To determine the blood type of.
- v. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
- v. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
vitrine- n. A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine…
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