Case and Handbag

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Handbag and case are semantically related in bag topic. In some cases you can use "Handbag" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Handbag noun - A bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles.

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Case and handbag are semantically related in bag topic. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Handbag".

In Three's case, Captain Yates of UNIT compliments his handbag, and the Doctor threatens to slosh him with it (it's a bucket).

Source: Harmless Lady Disguise
Dirty Commies: in this case quite literally: an extremely grubby guy with a Russian accent uses Mariette's solicitation of people claiming to have found her handbag as an opportunity to harangue her in Russian about what Trotsky said about the rich.

Source: Film / Trouble in Paradise
In Season 3, Episode 10 Parenting Made Easy, Louis Canning genuinely helps Alicia search for her missing daughter, but the moment she is found safe, returns to his underhanded ways by looking in Alicias handbag for case information.

Source: Series / The Good Wife

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