An instance or event as a topic of study.
An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
A small fissure which admits water into the workings.
A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.
The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
A box, sheath, or covering generally.
A specific inflection of a word (particularly a noun, pronoun, or adjective) depending on its function in the sentence.
A suitcase.
A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and "lower case" (small letters, figures, punctuation marks, quadrats, and spaces).
An actual event, situation, or fact.
A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
An enclosing frame or casing.
A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
Four of a kind.
A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
The last remaining card of a particular rank.
To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
The act of studying or examining; examination.
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
An academic publication.
A piece for special practice; an étude.
One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
To look at minutely.
To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
To take a course or courses on a subject.
To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.