| attaché case |
a flat rectangular briefcase, hinged like a suitcase, and usu. used for carrying business papers or documents. |
| best-case scenario |
the best possible way that things could proceed from a particular point on. |
| case history |
a record of pertinent facts and changes, usu. in a client or research subject undergoing medical, psychiatric, or similar treatment or study. |
| case knife |
a knife carried in a sheath or case. [2 definitions] |
| case law |
law based on precedents set in particular cases rather than on statute. |
| caseload |
the number of cases assigned, as to a social worker or parole officer, or handled, as by a court or welfare agency, at one time or during a specified period. |
| dairy case |
a large, refrigerated container used for holding and displaying dairy products in a store. |
| hard case |
one who is stubbornly unchanging or obstinate, as in clinging to destructive behavior patterns. |
| in case |
if it happens that; if. |
| lower case |
in printing, the tray containing the type for the smaller, noncapital letters. (Cf. upper case.) |
| lower-case |
of a letter of the alphabet, having a form smaller than and often different from the upper-case or capitalized form. [3 definitions] |
| nut case |
(slang) one who is unbalanced or crazy. |
| spore case |
a sporangium. |
| test case |
a legal action that tries the constitutionality of a statute or that is likely to set a precedent. |
| upper case |
in printing, the tray containing the type for capital letters and special characters. |
| upper-case |
of printed letters, capital. [2 definitions] |
| vanity case |
a small traveling case, used by women, that is designed to carry cosmetics and toiletries. |
| worst-case |
of or describing the worst possible case, situation, result, or the like. |
| worst-case scenario |
the worst possible set of events that could follow. |