Definitions of case:

• noun:   a portable container for carrying several objects

  Example: "The musicians left their instrument cases backstage"

• noun:   a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
• noun:   bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

  Example: "The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

• noun:   the actual state of things

  Example: "That was not the case"

• noun:   nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
• noun:   a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

  Example: "He stated his case clearly"

• noun:   a problem requiring investigation

  Example: "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"

• noun:   an occurrence of something

  Example: "It was a case of bad judgment"

• noun:   a person requiring professional services

  Example: "A typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"

• noun:   the quantity contained in a case
• noun:   a specific state of mind that is temporary

  Example: "A case of the jitters"

• noun:   the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
• noun:   the housing or outer covering of something

  Example: "The clock has a walnut case"

• noun:   an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
• noun:   a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

  Example: "The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"

• noun:   a special set of circumstances

  Example: "It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

• noun:   a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
• noun:   a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

  Example: "A mental case"

• verb:   look over, usually with the intention to rob

  Example: "They men cased the housed"

• verb:   enclose in, or as if in, a case

  Example: "My feet were encased in mud"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 6666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #813)