case

/keɪs/noun
Elementary
1

An actual event, situation, or fact.

2

A given condition or state.

3

A specific matter or piece of work, specifically defined within a profession, usually in respect of a specific person and/or event; the set of tasks involved in addressing one such matter.

4

An instance or event as a topic of study.

5

A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.

6

A specific inflection of a word (particularly a noun, pronoun, or adjective) depending on its function in the sentence.

7

Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.

8

An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.

9

A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.

10

A love affair.

Thesaurus

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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