Case and Head case

Case

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

Head case and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Head case" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Head case

Head case noun - A person judged to be legally or medically insane.
Usage example: while serving in the military hospital's psychiatric unit, he got to observe a wide variety of head cases
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Case and head case are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun phrase "Head case". dated substitute
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