Phrase Hound found 152 phrases and 58 compound words that contain cases. The most common are listed below. Open cases in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 152
- test casesplural of test case: A legal action intended to set a precedent.
- special casesplural of special case: A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.
- use casesplural of use case: A potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.
- court casesplural of court case: a legal case to be resolved in a court
- New cases
- cases the jointthird-person singular simple present indicative of case the joint: To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery.
- Civil cases
- cases the deckthird-person singular simple present indicative of case the deck: To memorize which cards have been played thus far.
- federal casesplural of federal case: An exaggerated ordeal; excessive fuss or indignation about some situation.
- hard casesplural of hard case: A tough person.
- head-casesplural of head-case: A mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person, especially one who displays aggressive behavior.
- reserved casesplural of reserved case: A sin that can only be absolved by the pope or his legate etc.
- road casesplural of road case: A case designed to protect musical instruments during travel.
- space casesplural of space case: An insane or eccentric person who has little grip on reality.
- letter casesplural of letter case: The distinction between majuscule (uppercase) and minuscule (lowercase) letters.
- cases in pointplural of case in point: An example that illustrates a point.
- leading casesplural of leading case: A reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.
- display casesplural of display case: A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, fine merchandise, natural history specimens, etc.
- edge casesplural of edge case: A problem or situation that occurs only at an extreme (maximum or minimum) operating parameter or under other unusual operating conditions.
- cold casesplural of cold case: A criminal investigation that has not been solved after a considerable time but remains on the books and may be reopened when new evidence appears.
- corner casesplural of corner case: A problem or situation that occurs only when two or more operating parameters are at extreme values, or when two or more unusual operating circumstances happen to coincide.
- mental casesplural of mental case: An insane person; a nutcase.
- brief casesplural of brief case: A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
- business casesplural of business case: A reason for doing something; an explanation of the benefit of some course of action to a business.
- cases outthird-person singular simple present indicative of case out: Synonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)
Compound words 58
- showcasesplural of showcase: A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
- bookcasesplural of bookcase: A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.
- briefcasesplural of briefcase: A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
- testcasesplural of testcase: A legal action intended to set a precedent.
- suitcasesplural of suitcase: A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
- pillowcasesplural of pillowcase: A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
- staircasesplural of staircase: A flight of stairs; a stairway.
- helicasesplural of helicase: An enzyme required for DNA unwinding.
- carcasesAlternative form of carcasses; plural of carcase.
- nutcasesplural of nutcase: An eccentric or odd person.