Definition of case

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Case (n.) Chance; accident; hap; opportunity.

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Incito-motor :: Incito-motor (a.) Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to excito-motor..
Turn :: Turn (n.) An embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /..
Par :: Par (prep.) By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay..
While :: While (conj.) Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas..
Whether :: Whether (conj.) In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple negative of the first it is sometimes only indicated by the particle not or no after the correlative, and sometimes it is omitted entirely as being distinctly implied in the whether of the first..
Supposal :: Supposable (a.) Capable of being supposed, or imagined to exist; as, that is not a supposable case..
Whom :: Whom (pron.) The objective case of who. See Who.
Whereas :: Whereas (conj.) When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent..
Their :: Their (pron. & a.) The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country..
Cause :: Cause (v.) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action..
Conferruminated :: Conferruminated (a.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the live-oak acorn..
Casement :: Casement (n.) A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side of the frame into which it is fitted. (Poetically) A window.
Award :: Award (v. t.) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted..
Objective :: Objective (n.) The objective case.
So :: So (adv.) The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a conjuction.
Arbitrate :: Arbitrate (v. t.) To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case..
Whose :: Whose (pron.) The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which..
Case Knife :: Case knife () A large table knife; -- so called from being formerly kept in a case.
Inflective :: Inflective (a.) Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection..
Cranioclasm :: Cranioclasm (n.) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery..
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