casing

1. 1.

   the housing or outer covering of something

   “the clock has a walnut case”

   Synonymsshellcase

   Broaderhousing

   Narrowerbootgearboxjacket

   Part ofgrandfather clock
2. 2.

   the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire

   Broadercovering

   Part ofpneumatic tire
3. 3.

   the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

   “the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced”

   Synonymscase

   Broaderframework

   Part ofdoorwaywindow

Other forms of casing

plural

casings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about casing

What does casing mean?

casing means "the housing or outer covering of something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in casing?

casing has 2 syllables: ca-sing. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/.

What is another word for casing?

Close synonyms include shell, case, case. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is casing a common word?

casing is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.