- shell, case, casing - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
--1 is a kind of housing
--1 is a part of grandfather clock, longcase clock
--1 has particulars: boot; gearbox, gear case; jacketDerived form: verb case2 - casing - the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
--2 is a kind of covering
--2 is a part of pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre- casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
--3 is a kind of framework, frame, framing
--3 is a part of doorway, door, room access, threshold; window - casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
- case - look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
--1 is one way to inspect
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- encase, incase, case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
--2 is one way to enclose, inclose, shut in
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun case10, noun case16, noun case14, noun case11, noun case7, noun casing1
They case the goods
- encase, incase, case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"