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Software size estimation technique
Use case points (UCP or UCPs) is a software estimation technique used to forecast the software size for software development projects. UCP is used when
Use_case_points
Potential scenario for use of a system
In both software and systems engineering, a use case is a structured description of a system’s behavior as it responds to requests from external actors
Use_case
1999 American contract case
more widely known as the Pepsi Points case, is an American contract law case regarding offer and acceptance. The case was brought in the United States
Leonard_v._Pepsico,_Inc.
up of ordinary people had been used to rank the entries and award the points from each country. After the widespread use of telephone voting in 1998, the
Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest
Voting_at_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
Process in software development
and different counting approaches, such as the use case points or object points and COSMIC Function Points in the 1990s. There are many ways of categorizing
Software development effort estimation
Software_development_effort_estimation
Triple-dot punctuation mark
the continental tradition of punctuating ellipses with points rather than dashes. Whatever the case, these plays reveal that an English audience was encountering
Ellipsis
Software project management activity
staffing concepts based on Brooks's law The Use Case Points method (UCP) Weighted Micro Function Points (WMFP) Wideband Delphi Most cost software development
Cost estimation in software engineering
Cost_estimation_in_software_engineering
Unit of measurement
development effort estimation Software Sizing Source lines of code Use Case Points The Simple Function Point method Thomas Cutting, Estimating Lessons
Function_point
Purposely unassigned Unicode code points
a Private Use Area (PUA) is a range of code points that, by definition, will not be assigned characters by the standard. Three Private Use Areas are defined:
Private_Use_Areas
Unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages
all cases, while without the drug, the disease heals spontaneously in only 50 percent of cases. The drug reduces absolute risk by 20 percentage points. Alternatives
Percentage_point
Type of plane partition
classified also as a tessellation. In the simplest case, these objects are just finitely many points in the plane (called seeds, sites, or generators)
Voronoi_diagram
Algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
physically the smallest possible distance between any two points. For a grid map from a video game, using the Taxicab distance or the Chebyshev distance becomes
A*_search_algorithm
System for rating game players
It is a special case of the Bradley–Terry model. The Elo system was invented as an improved chess rating system over the previously used Harkness rating
Elo_rating_system
Equilibrium points near two orbiting bodies
celestial mechanics, the Lagrange points (/ləˈɡrɑːndʒ/), also called the Lagrangian points or libration points, are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects
Lagrange_point
Mechanism to transfer rail vehicles from one track to another
mechanism is named turnout or points and crossings. Turnout and switch are terms used in North America in all contexts. In some cases, the switch blades can
Railroad_switch
Six points which determine imaging properties of an optical system
of the cardinal points. For simple cases where the medium on both sides of an optical system is air or vacuum, four cardinal points are sufficient: the
Cardinal_point_(optics)
Punctuation mark (,)
guidelines, making only very limited use of hyphens. Similar to the case in natural languages, commas are often used to delineate the boundary between multiple
Comma
Fitting an approximating function to data
called convolution matrix or a convolution kernel. In the case of simple series of data points (rather than a multi-dimensional image), the convolution
Smoothing
coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The extreme points of
List of extreme points of India
List_of_extreme_points_of_India
Case or other packaging used to protect optical discs
A jewel case is a compact disc case that has been used since the compact disc was first released in 1982. It is a three-piece plastic case, measuring
Optical_disc_packaging
Unsolved murders of teenage girl and domestic worker
started investigating the case under the Joint-Director Arun Kumar IPS. The Talwars provided counter-arguments for the points that had made them the prime
2008_Noida_double_murder_case
American legal case
The Enumclaw horse sex case was a series of incidents in 2005 involving Kenneth D. Pinyan, an engineer who worked for Boeing and resided in Gig Harbor
Enumclaw_horse_sex_case
Topics referred to by the same term
protocol used to connect to SMS services Universal Connection Pool, Oracle database feature Use Case Points, a software estimation technique used to forecast
UCP
1918 U.S. peace proposals after World War I
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were
Fourteen_Points
ASCII code points.) HTML and XML provide ways to reference Unicode characters when the characters themselves either cannot or should not be used. A numeric
List_of_Unicode_characters
development effort estimation Software sizing Source lines of code Use case points "Software Measurement, Cost Estimation, SLIM, COCOMO". Archived from
Object_point
Neighborhood in New York City
Five Points (or The Five Points) was a 19th-century neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The neighborhood, partly built on low-lying land that
Five_Points,_Manhattan
Multidimensional search tree for points in k dimensional space
{\displaystyle O(n\log n)} time in the best case. An algorithm that builds a balanced k-d tree to sort points has a worst-case complexity of O ( k n log ( n )
K-d_tree
Angle formed in the interior of a circle
be defined as the angle subtended at a point on the circle by two given points on the circle. In Euclidean geometry, the inscribed angle theorem (Proposition
Inscribed_angle
Index page of a website's directory
When an HTTP client (generally a web browser) requests a URL that points to a directory structure instead of an actual web page within the directory structure
Web_server_directory_index
Scores are counted using sticks of 10,000 points, 5,000 points, 1,000 points and 100 points. A game often ends when all the points of a player are lost
Japanese mahjong scoring rules
Japanese_mahjong_scoring_rules
Special points within a triangle
triangle, a special case of a similarity, turns one Brocard point into the other. However, the unordered pair formed by both points is invariant under
Brocard_points
Money laundering scandal
2026-03-26. "From betting to Bhupesh Baghel, what's the Mahadev app case all about | 10 points - India Today". 2023-11-04. Archived from the original on 2023-11-04
Mahadev_Betting_App_Case
Family of wireless network protocols
block radio waves or as large as many square kilometers using multiple overlapping access points with roaming permitted between them. Over time, the speed
Wi-Fi
Theorem that any three objects in space can be simultaneously bisected by a plane
is equal. There is an exceptional case when points lie on the line. In this situation, we count each of these points as either being on one side, on the
Ham_sandwich_theorem
American basketball player (born 2000)
high school. He attended Lincoln Park High School in Chicago, averaging 15 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior. Shannon was also a receiver
Terrence_Shannon_Jr.
Coordinate system using perpendicular axes
calculus. Using the Cartesian coordinate system, geometric shapes (such as curves) can be described by equations involving the coordinates of points of the
Cartesian_coordinate_system
Ranking system used in a game system
finishes with an equal number of matches, in which case rankings by total points and by average points are equivalent at the end of the tournament, though
Group tournament ranking system
Group_tournament_ranking_system
Triangulation method
tesselation. Special cases where this relationship does not hold, or is ambiguous, include cases like: Three or more collinear points, where the circumcircles
Delaunay_triangulation
outlined how to determine the winning act in cases where two or more countries have the same number of points at the end of the voting. The method of breaking
Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest
Rules_of_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
Twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet
units, the liter (or litre) is abbreviated using a lower-case l or ℓ, or an upper-case L. The latter form is used to avoid the risk of confusion between the
L
Captivity and abuse of Elisabeth Fritzl
The Fritzl case emerged in 2008 when a woman named Elisabeth Fritzl (born 6 April 1966) informed investigators in the city of Amstetten, Lower Austria
Fritzl_case
held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. A points scoring system is used for each Grand Prix held over the course of
List of Formula One points systems
List_of_Formula_One_points_systems
Rifle cartridge
HM2 is based on the .22 LR (slightly shorter in case length) case necked down to .17 caliber and using the same bullet diameter as the .17 HMR, but at
.17_HMR
Difference in electric potential between two points in space
this case the "voltage" between two points depends on the path taken. In circuit analysis and electrical engineering, lumped element models are used to
Voltage
Character encoding standard
subcategorized. In most cases, other properties must be used to adequately describe all the characteristics of any given code point. The 1024 points in the range
Unicode
Monte Carlo algorithm
candidate is either accepted, in which case the candidate value is used in the next iteration, or it is rejected in which case the candidate value is discarded
Metropolis–Hastings_algorithm
Algorithm for finding shortest paths
\Theta (|E|+|V|\log |V|)} . When using binary heaps, the average case time complexity is lower than the worst-case: assuming edge costs are drawn independently
Dijkstra's_algorithm
Murder case in India
2018. "CBI points finger at Congress MLA Malkhan Singh Bishnoi sister for Bhanwari murder". India Today. Retrieved 29 November 2018. "MLA used her against
Bhanwari_Devi_murder_case
Railway points used as safety devices
decoupled from its train. In either case, the runaway vehicle could collide with a train farther down the slope. Catch points may consist of a full turnout
Catch_points
Approach to public-key cryptography
2 or 3, and curves used in other representations such as Montgomery or Edwards form, are written differently. This set of points, together with the group
Elliptic-curve_cryptography
American man executed in 2004
overlooked several key points in the record. A 2011 documentary, Incendiary: The Willingham Case, also explored the case. The case was complicated by allegations
Cameron_Todd_Willingham
digits are used for representing numbers through the Hindu–Arabic numeral system. Historically, upper-case letters were used for representing points in geometry
Glossary of mathematical symbols
Glossary_of_mathematical_symbols
Point where the curvature of a curve changes sign
smooth plane curve at which the curvature changes sign. In particular, in the case of the graph of a function, it is a point where the function changes from
Inflection_point
Projection of data onto lower-dimensional manifolds
as special cases of kernel PCA by constructing a data-dependent kernel matrix. KPCA has an internal model, so it can be used to map points onto its embedding
Nonlinear dimensionality reduction
Nonlinear_dimensionality_reduction
Sports leagues standard
Three points for a win is a standard used in many sports leagues and group tournaments, especially in association football, in which 3 points are awarded
Three_points_for_a_win
Plane curve
because one can use other points rather than the vertices, which starts with a parallelogram instead of a rectangle. The ellipse is a special case of the hypotrochoid
Ellipse
Ongoing case at the International Court of Justice
Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) is an ongoing case that was brought before the International Court of Justice on 29 December
South Africa's genocide case against Israel
South_Africa's_genocide_case_against_Israel
Misuse case is a business process modeling tool used in the software development industry. The term Misuse Case or mis-use case is derived from and is
Misuse_case
ASCII-compatible variable-width encoding of Unicode
112,064 valid Unicode code points using a variable-width encoding of one to four one-byte (8-bit) code units. Code points with lower numerical values
UTF-8
Shape with three sides
special case of isosceles triangle. Again, in all cases "mirror images" are also similar. A subset of a plane is convex if, given any two points in that
Triangle
Fundamental teachings of Calvinism
The Five Points of Calvinism constitute a summary of soteriology in Reformed Christianity. Named after John Calvin, they largely reflect the teaching of
Five_Points_of_Calvinism
Police broadcast
hospitals using x-rays and medical records, the remains were confirmed to be that person and the case was closed. The all-points bulletin was used months
All-points_bulletin
Private university in Cleveland, Ohio, US
Reserve opened 1,230 public wireless access points on the Case Western Reserve campus and University Circle. Case Western Reserve was one of the founding
Case Western Reserve University
Case_Western_Reserve_University
Refers to two related but distinct notions: functional quality and structural quality
such sizing measures as COSMIC, NESMA, Use Case Points, FP Lite, Early and Quick FPs, and most recently Story Points. Function Point has a history of statistical
Software_quality
Demerit system for traffic and motoring offences
most cases, the accumulation of points can lead to fines, disqualification, suspension, re-evaluation or revocation of a driver's license. Points are typically
Point_system_(driving)
Process in microfabrication
larger pitch patterns with more diffraction orders and using more illumination source points. Secondary electrons in EUV lithography aggravate the stochastic
Photolithography
Algorithm for finding the convex hull of a set of points
of points in n-dimensional space. It uses a divide and conquer approach similar to that of quicksort, from which its name derives. Its worst case time
Quickhull
Sling used for swinging, sleeping or resting
sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points, used for swinging, sleeping, or resting. It normally consists of one or more
Hammock
Hardware used to secure parts of a PC to the case
Computer case screws are the hardware used to secure parts of a PC to the case. Although there are numerous manufacturers of computer cases, they have
Computer_case_screws
Points on a common circle
circumcircle. However, four or more points in the plane are not necessarily concyclic. After triangles, the special case of cyclic quadrilaterals has been
Concyclic_points
First documented patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation
Dugas in the popular press, but the term's use was based on a misunderstanding (and Dugas was not the index case). In the 1984 study of Centers for Disease
Index_case
International Court of Justice case on the limits of Norway's territorial waters
the use of 48 fixed points to create baselines from which the Norwegians claimed exclusive fishing rights 4 sea miles seaward, rather than using the actual
Fisheries_case
First letter of the Latin alphabet
commonly used to mark emphasis or more generally to distinguish one part of a text from the rest set in Roman type. There are some other cases aside from
A
Data structures used in spatial indexing
r and the k nearest neighbors (for any Lp-Norm) of all points can efficiently be computed using a spatial join. This is beneficial for many algorithms
R-tree
Conjecture on zeros of the zeta function
positive proportion of cases. To be specific, it is expected that in about 66% one zero is enclosed by two successive Gram points, but in 17% no zero and
Riemann_hypothesis
Type of random mathematical object
a Radon measure. In the first case, the constant, known as the rate or intensity, is the average density of the points in the Poisson process located
Poisson_point_process
Cryptographic algorithm created by Adi Shamir
secret. In order to reconstruct the secret, any 3 points are sufficient Consider using the 3 points ( x 0 , y 0 ) = ( 2 , 1942 ) ; ( x 1 , y 1 ) = ( 4
Shamir's_secret_sharing
Shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere
special (and somewhat unusual) case of antipodal points. A formula that is accurate for all distances is the following special case of the Vincenty formula for
Great-circle_distance
Colouration of animal coat/fur
the rest of the body. The areas with different colour may be referred as 'points' or being 'pointed'. Colour can spread to the rest of the body, but is concentrated
Acromelanism
Simple curve of Euclidean geometry
segment. This is the largest distance between any two points on the circle. It is a special case of a chord, namely the longest chord for a given circle
Circle
Formula for the great-circle distance between two points on a sphere
great-circle distance between two points on a sphere given their longitudes and latitudes. Important in navigation, it is a special case of a more general formula
Haversine_formula
American brain injury survivor (1823–1860)
he was unwilling to consider Gage's deficit significant ... The use of a single case [including Gage's] to prove opposing views on phrenology was not
Phineas_Gage
Support points minimising bending of beams
Airy points (after George Biddell Airy) are used for precision measurement (metrology) to support a length standard in such a way as to minimise bending
Airy_points
Tile-based game
base points. Losing players must give the winning player the value of these base points. The following special cases result in doubled base points: If
Mahjong
2025 film by Dominik Moll
Case 137 (French: Dossier 137) is a 2025 French crime drama film directed by Dominik Moll, co-written by Moll and Gilles Marchand. It stars Léa Drucker
Case_137
Line that intersects a curve at least twice
curve at a minimum of two distinct points. The word secant comes from the Latin word secare, meaning "to cut". In the case of a circle, a secant intersects
Secant_line
Divide and conquer sorting algorithm
39% worse than in its best case. In this sense, it is closer to the best case than the worst case. A comparison sort cannot use less than log2(n!) comparisons
Quicksort
Plane curve: conic section
the given hyperbola. The tangents may belong to points on different branches of the hyperbola. In case of a ≤ b {\displaystyle a\leq b} there are no pairs
Hyperbola
Composition of text by means of arranging physical types or digital equivalents
body size, is measured in points. In order to extend the working life of type, and to account for the finite sorts in a case of type, copies of forms were
Typesetting
Season of television series
investigating cold cases, yester-crimes that have remained unsolved – some only a few months old, others going back decades. Rush and her team use their wits
Cold_Case_season_1
American murder victim (1924–1947)
Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly publicized owing to the gruesome nature of the crime, which
Black_Dahlia
American travel website and blog
The Points Guy (TPG) is an American travel website and blog that produces sponsored news and stories on travel, means of accumulating and using airline
The_Points_Guy
Character encoding standard
hugely influenced the design of character sets used by modern computers; for example, the first 128 code points of Unicode are the same as ASCII. ASCII encodes
ASCII
On triangles inscribed in a circle with a diameter as an edge
C are distinct points on a circle where the line AC is a diameter, the angle ∠ ABC is a right angle. Thales's theorem is a special case of the inscribed
Thales's_theorem
Theorised tendency towards war between emerging and existing powers
historical cases of a rising power rivaling a ruling power resulted in war on the basis that Allison misidentifies cases. For example, he points to the case of
Thucydides_Trap
Density-based data clustering algorithm
they cannot be used to reach more points. Reachability is not a symmetric relation: by definition, only core points can reach non-core points. The opposite
DBSCAN
Type of deterministic method for multivariate interpolation
scattered set of points. The assigned values to unknown points are calculated with a weighted average of the values available at the known points. This method
Inverse_distance_weighting
Matrix of second derivatives
equation of a plane projective curve. The inflection points of the curve are exactly the non-singular points where the Hessian determinant is zero. It follows
Hessian_matrix
Polynomial equation of degree 3
Intersection points of cubic Bézier curve and straight line can be computed using direct cubic equation representing Bézier curve. Critical points of a quartic
Cubic_equation
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a huntsman, or rather a nickname for an exceptionally skilled huntsman, from Middle English chase ‘hunt’ (Old French chasse, from chasser ‘to hunt’, Latin captare).Southern French : topographic name for someone who lived in or by a house, probably the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village, from a southern derivative of Latin casa ‘hut’, ‘cottage’, ‘cabin’.Thomas Chase came to MA from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, in the 1640s, and had many prominent descendants. Samuel Chase, born in Somerset Co., MD, in 1741, was one of the first members of the U.S. Supreme Court; Philander Chase, born in Cornish, NH, in 1741 was a prominent Episcopal clergyman, and his nephew Salmon Portland Chase (1808–73), also born in Cornish, was governor of OH, a U.S. senator, and secretary of the U.S. Treasury during the Civil War.
Female
English
 Pet form of English Susannah, SUSE means "lily." Compare with another form of Suse.
Female
Japanese
(梅) Japanese name UME means "plum blossom."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Cassie, CASEY means "she who entangles men." Compare with masculine Casey.Â
Male
English
Short form of English Caleb, CALE means "dog" or "rabid."
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of Irish McCage, a variant of McCaig.English (East Anglia)
Reduced form of Irish McCage, a variant of McCaig.English (East Anglia) : from Middle English, Old French cage ‘cage’, ‘enclosure’ (Latin cavea ‘container’, ‘cave’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker and seller of small cages for animals or birds, or a keeper of the large public cage in which petty criminals were confined for short periods of imprisonment.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Kate, CATE means "pure."
Female
English
English short form of Latin Cassandra, CASS means "she who entangles men."Â
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Irish
Rope-maker; A Cape
Male
English
Middle English surname (of Norman French origin) transferred to forename use, CHASE means "hunter."Â
Male
Egyptian
, Se-kher-ta.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Kast.English (Essex, Kent)
Americanized spelling of German Kast.English (Essex, Kent) : possibly a nickname from Norman caste ‘chaste’, ‘virtuous’ (from Old French chaste).Possibly an altered spelling of French Caste, cognate with 2.
Girl/Female
Norse
tree.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, Irish
Bringer of Peace; Box
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Cade, a survival of the Old English personal name or byname Cada, which is probably from a Germanic root meaning ‘lump’, ‘swelling’.English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English, Old French cade ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ (of Germanic origin, probably akin to the root mentioned in 1).English : nickname for a gentle or inoffensive person, from Middle English cade ‘domestic animal’, ‘pet’ (of unknown origin).French (Cadé) : topographic name from cade ‘juniper’ (from Latin catanus).Bearers of the name Caddé, from Amiens, were documented in Quebec city by 1670.
Boy/Male
Hebrew Scandinavian
Doctor.
Female
German
 Pet form of German Susanne, SUSE means "lily." Compare with another form of Suse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French cas(s)e ‘case’, ‘container’ (from Latin capsa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of boxes or chests.Americanized spelling of French Caisse.Americanized spelling of Kaas.Americanized spelling of German Käse, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese. Compare Kaeser.
Boy/Male
Irish English
Observant; alert; vigorous.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Banbihari | பநபிஹாரீ
Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Venus jewels of sky
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Alrekr, ALREKUR means "all-powerful; ruler of all."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a stranger or newcomer to a community, from Middle English g(h)est ‘guest’, ‘visitor’ (from Old Norse gestr, absorbing the cognate Old English giest).
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
To be of assistance respect
Girl/Female
Indian
Purity
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements hari, heri ‘army’ + bald, bold ‘bold’, ‘brave’.
Boy/Male
Native American
Throne for the clouds.
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Australian, French, Muslim, Pakistani, Swahili
Gracious
Female
African
we are pleased.
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n.
Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
n.
That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes.
v. t.
To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject.
v. t.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book.
v. i.
To propose hypothetical cases.
n.
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
v. t.
To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.
a.
Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.
v. t.
To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation.
n.
A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.
v. t.
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.
v. t.
The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.
v. i.
To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."
v. t.
The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B.
v. t.
The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use.
v. t.
To strip the skin from; as, to case a box.
n.
A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
imp. & p. p.
of Case
v. t.
To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business.
n.
An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case.