Case (n.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word.
Case (v. i.) To propose hypothetical cases.
Caseation (n.) A degeneration of animal tissue into a cheesy or curdy mass.
Case-bay (n.) The space between two principals or girders
Case-bay (n.) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring.
Caseharden (v. t.) To subject to a process which converts the surface of iron into steel.
Caseharden (v. t.) To render insensible to good influences.
Casehardened (a.) Having the surface hardened, as iron tools.
Casehardened (a.) Hardened against, or insusceptible to, good influences; rendered callous by persistence in wrongdoing or resistance of good influences; -- said of persons.
Casehardening (n.) The act or process of converting the surface of iron into steel.
Caseic (a.) Of or pertaining to cheese; as, caseic acid.
Casein (n.) A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet; in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants. Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin.
Case knife () A knife carried in a sheath or case.
Case knife () A large table knife; -- so called from being formerly kept in a case.
Casemate (n.) A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.
Casemate (n.) A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.
Casemated (a.) Furnished with, protected by, or built like, a casemate.
Casement (n.) A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side of the frame into which it is fitted. (Poetically) A window.
Casemented (a.) Having a casement or casements.
Caseous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy.
Casern (n.) A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart; barracks.
Case shot () A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister.
Caseum (n.) Same as Casein.
Caseworm (n.) A worm or grub that makes for itself a case. See Caddice.
Cash (n.) A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box.
Cash (n.) Ready money; especially, coin or specie; but also applied to bank notes, drafts, bonds, or any paper easily convertible into money
Cash (n.) Immediate or prompt payment in current funds; as, to sell goods for cash; to make a reduction in price for cash.
Cashed (imp. & p. p.) of Cash
Casing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cash
Cash (v. t.) To pay, or to receive, cash for; to exchange for money; as, cash a note or an order.
Cash (v. t.) To disband.
Cash (n.sing & pl.) A Chinese coin.
Cashbook (n.) A book in which is kept a register of money received or paid out.
Cashew (n.) A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an edible, pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long.
Cashier (n.) One who has charge of money; a cash keeper; the officer who has charge of the payments and receipts (moneys, checks, notes), of a bank or a mercantile company.
Cahiered (imp. & p. p.) of Cashier
Cashiering (p. pr. &vb. n.) of Cashier
Cashier (v. t.) To dismiss or discard; to discharge; to dismiss with ignominy from military service or from an office or place of trust.
Cashier (v. t.) To put away or reject; to disregard.
Cashierer (n.) One who rejects, discards, or dismisses; as, a cashierer of monarchs.
Cashmere (n.) A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans.
Cashmere (n.) A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.
Cashmerette (n.) A kind of dress goods, made with a soft and glossy surface like cashmere.
Cashoo (n.) See Catechu.
Casing (n.) The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc.
Casing (n.) An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to precent the radiation of heat.
Casing (n.) An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a window. See Case, n., 4.
Casings (n. pl.) Dried dung of cattle used as fuel.
Casinos (pl. ) of Casino
Casini (pl. ) of Casino
Casino (n.) A small country house.
Casino (n.) A building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, for dancing, gaming, etc.
Casino (n.) A game at cards. See Cassino.
Cask (n.) Same as Casque.
Cask (n.) A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel.
Cask (n.) The quantity contained in a cask.
Cask (n.) A casket; a small box for jewels.
Cask (v. t.) To put into a cask.
Casket (n.) A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc.
Casket (n.) A kind of burial case.
Casket (n.) Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed
Casket (n.) The body.
Casket (n.) The tomb.
Casket (n.) A book of selections.
Casket (n.) A gasket. See Gasket.
Casket (v. t.) To put into, or preserve in, a casket.
Casque (n.) A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.
Cass (v. t.) To render useless or void; to annul; to reject; to send away.
Cassada (n.) See Cassava.
Cassareep (n.) A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava (Manihot utilissima) deprived of its poisonous qualities, concentrated by boiling, and flavored with aromatics. See Pepper pot.
Cassate (v. t.) To render void or useless; to vacate or annul.
Cassation (n.) The act of annulling.
Cassava (n.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.
Cassava (n.) A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
Casse Paper () Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream.
Casserole (n.) A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain.
Casserole (n.) A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement) of boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked, and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat.
Cassia (n.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine.
Cassia (n.) The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached.
Cassican (n.) An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird.
Cassideous (a.) Helmet-shaped; -- applied to a corolla having a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.
Cassidony (n.) The French lavender (Lavandula Stoechas)
Cassidony (n.) The goldilocks (Chrysocoma Linosyris) and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed.
Cassimere (n.) A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.
Cassinette (n.) A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk.
Cassinian ovals () See under Oval.
Cassino (n.) A game at cards, played by two or more persons, usually for twenty-one points.
Cassioberry (n.) The fruit of the Viburnum obovatum, a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida.
Cassiopeia (n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.
Cassiterite (n.) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black.
Cassius (n.) A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called Purple of Cassius.
Cassock (n.) A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as well as by soldiers as part of their uniform.
Cassock (n.) A garment resembling a long frock coat worn by the clergy of certain churches when officiating, and by others as the usually outer garment.
Cassocked (a.) Clothed with a cassock.
Cassolette (n.) a box, or vase, with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.
Cassonade (n.) Raw sugar; sugar not refined.
Cassowaries (pl. ) of Cassowary
Cassowary (n.) A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.
Cassumunar (n.) Alt. of Cassumuniar
Cassumuniar (n.) A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.