casing – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
casing
n.
protective covering; frame; cover
case
v.
pack, crate, box, put in cases
Casing
Casing may refer to an enclosing , , or surrounding material. It may also refer to:
- Cartridge (firearms), shell enclosing the explosive propellant in ammunition
- Casing (borehole), metal tube used during the drilling of a well
- Casing (molding), decorative molding surrounding door or window openings
- Casing (sausage), thin covering holding the food contents of sausage
- Casing (submarine), platform attached to the upper side of a submersible vehicle
- Casing stone, smooth stone covering for a structure such as those on the Giza Necropolis
- Casing (mycology), top layer of soil used during the fruiting stage in mycological cultivation
- Computer case, the enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer
- Letter case, the distinction between upper and lowercase letters in typography
- Reconnaissance, also known as scouting or casing, a location to potentially commit a robbery
casing
Noun
1. the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
(synonym) shell, case
(hypernym) housing
(hyponym) boot
(part-holonym) grandfather clock, longcase clock
(derivation) encase, incase, case
2. the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
(hypernym) covering
(part-holonym) pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre
3. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
(synonym) case
(hypernym) framework, frame, framing
(part-holonym) doorway, door, room access, threshold
case
Noun
1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"
(synonym) lawsuit, suit, cause, causa
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(hyponym) civil suit
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
(synonym) instance, example
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) humiliation, mortification
3. a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
(synonym) event
(hypernym) circumstance
4. a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
(hypernym) problem
5. the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
(hypernym) fact
6. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"
(hypernym) argument, statement
7. a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) baggage, luggage
(derivation) encase, incase
8. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
(synonym) subject, guinea pig
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
9. a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) client
10. the quantity contained in a case
(synonym) caseful
(hypernym) containerful
(derivation) encase, incase
11. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
(synonym) display case, showcase
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) trophy case
(derivation) encase, incase
12. a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
(hypernym) state of mind, frame of mind
13. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
(synonym) grammatical case
(hypernym) grammatical category, syntactic category
(hyponym) nominative, nominative case, subject case
14. the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
(synonym) shell, casing
(hypernym) housing
(hyponym) boot
(part-holonym) grandfather clock, longcase clock
(derivation) encase, incase
15. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
(synonym) character, eccentric, type
(hypernym) adult, grownup
16. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
(synonym) sheath
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(hyponym) theca
(derivation) encase, incase
17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
(synonym) casing
(hypernym) framework, frame, framing
(part-holonym) doorway, door, room access, threshold
18. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
(synonym) pillowcase, slip, pillow slip
(hypernym) bed linen
Verb
1. look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
(hypernym) inspect
2. enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
(synonym) encase, incase
(hypernym) enclose, inclose, shut in
(hyponym) pack
(derivation) caseful
casing
n.
ochranný obal; kryt
casing
Rzecz.
osłona; pokrowiec
