Case vs Face - What's the Difference?

Case

Face

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the actual state of things
  • a portable container for carrying several objects
  • a person requiring professional services
  • a problem requiring investigation
  • a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
  • a specific state of mind that is temporary
  • the quantity contained in a case
  • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
  • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
  • (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
  • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
  • a special set of circumstances
  • a specific size and style of type within a type family
  • nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
  • an occurrence of something
  • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
  • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
  • an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
  • the housing or outer covering of something
  • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
Definition as Noun
  • the general outward appearance of something
  • the striking or working surface of an implement
  • a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
  • the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
  • the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
  • status in the eyes of others
  • a vertical surface of a building or cliff
  • impudent aggressiveness
  • the feelings expressed on a person's face
  • a specific size and style of type within a type family
  • a contorted facial expression
  • the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
  • a surface forming part of the outside of an object
Definition as Verb
  • look over, usually with the intention to rob
  • enclose in, or as if in, a case
Definition as Verb
  • be opposite
  • turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
  • turn so as to expose the face
  • line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
  • cover the front or surface of
  • deal with (something unpleasant) head on
  • oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  • present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
  • be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

Examples

  • "that was not the case"
  • "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
  • "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
  • "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
  • "he stated his case clearly"
  • "a case of the jitters"
  • "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
  • "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
  • "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
  • "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
  • "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
  • "the family brought suit against the landlord"
  • "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
  • "the clock has a walnut case"
  • "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
  • "They men cased the housed"
  • "my feet were encased in mud"
  • "the face of the city is changing"
  • "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
  • "he dealt the cards face down"
  • "he lost face"
  • "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
  • "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
  • "she made a grimace at the prospect"
  • "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
  • "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"; "they travelled across the face of the continent"
  • "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
  • "Turn and face your partner now"
  • "face a playing card"
  • "face the lapels of the jacket"
  • "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
  • "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
  • "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
  • "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
  • "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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