casing

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casing

  • /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪsɪŋ

noun casings

  1. That which encloses or encases. Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn’t burst.
  2. The decorative trim around a door or window.
  3. A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
  4. uncountable The state of letter case across a whole phrase or whole lines of text; the collective state/arrangement of uppercase and lowercase letters. The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.
  5. Appalachia, dated A tire.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of case

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shell, wrapper, envelop, liner, lining, cover, shroud, girdle, enclosure, package, box, bezel, cabinet, sheathing, pierce, sheath

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noun that which encloses or encases

日本語筐体 kyōtai
Portuguêsinvólucro
DeutschGehäuse, Überzug, Hülle, Ummantelung, Schale, Verschalung
Italianoinvolucro
Românăcarcasă
Русскийкожу́х kožúx, обши́вка obšívka, футля́р futljár, оболо́чка obolóčka, опра́ва opráva

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@misc{casing_2026,
  title = {casing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/casing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}