CASE
- (acronym) . (computing, software) computer-aided software engineering.
- Noun. An actual event, situation, or fact.
- Noun. A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
- Noun. (legal) A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
- Noun. (grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.
- Noun. (grammar, uncountable) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
- Noun. (medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
- Noun. A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
- Noun. A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
- Noun. A suitcase.
- Noun. A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
- Noun. The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
- Noun. (typography) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
- Noun. (context, poker slang) Four of a kind.
- Noun. (US) A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
- Adjective. (context, poker slang) The last remaining card of a particular rank.
- Verb. (transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
- Verb. (transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
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