common case — common case, Grammar. a classification of nouns and pronouns identical in form whether used as subject or object. In The boy is here a I met the boy, the word boy is said to be in the common case rather than in the nominative and objective case… … Useful english dictionary
Case — Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
case — Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Case agreed on — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Case at bar — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Case divinity — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Case lawyer — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Case stated — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
common — com•mon [[t]ˈkɒm ən[/t]] adj. er, est, n. adj. 1) belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question: common objectives[/ex] 2) pertaining or belonging equally to an entire community, nation, or culture: a common… … From formal English to slang
case — Synonyms and related words: Bible truth, Smyth sewing, abessive, ablative, absolute fact, accepted fact, accusative, action, actual fact, adessive, admitted fact, afghan, alien, allative, ammunition box, anyhow, anyway, apoplectic, approximative … Moby Thesaurus
common — commonness, n. /kom euhn/, adj., commoner, commonest, n. adj. 1. belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question: common property; common interests. 2. pertaining or belonging equally to an entire community, nation, or… … Universalium