CASING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
    Hypernyms(s) casing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
    Hypernyms(s) casing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • the housing or outer covering of something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the clock has a walnut case
    Hypernyms(s) casing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)