casing
Protective outer layer
Casing is an outer covering or container that encloses something.
A sausage casing holds the meat.
A door casing is the frame surrounding it.
In construction, casing refers to the finished molding around windows and doors.
Bullet casings are the metal shells ejected after firing.
To case a place is to examine it before a robbery: They cased the joint for a week before the heist.
Dwellings or protective covering
- shellHard outer covering
- coverProtect by overlaying
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
- containerThing for storing items
box · cabinet · chassis · frame · enclosure · holder · cartridge · compartment
Protecting from harm
- armorProtective combat covering
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
skin · sheath · plating · wrapping · insulation · buffer · layer · coating
Hard outer covering
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- bulletFired metal projectile
- roundCurved like circle
caliber · primer · shotshell · chamber · reloading · spent · ejected · rimfire
Body's outer layer
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- collagenStructural body protein
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
- naturalNot artificially produced
synthetic · hog · sheep · stuffing · links · fibrous · snapping · edible
Structural or contextual shaping
- studsStructural wall timbers
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- joistsHorizontal building beams
rafters · sheathing · plywood · lumber · beams · trusses · siding · trim
Remove unwanted edges
- baseboardTrim covering wall-floor junction
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- architraveLowest entablature element
- surroundEnclose on every side
beading · fillet · ogee · doorframe · windowframe · fascia · coving · wainscoting
housing
Dwellings or protective covering
container · box · cabinet · chassis · frame · enclosure · holder · cartridge · compartment · pod
shielding
Protecting from harm
barrier · skin · sheath · plating · wrapping · insulation · buffer · layer · coating · membrane
shell
Hard outer covering
round · caliber · primer · shotshell · chamber · reloading · spent · ejected · rimfire · centerfire
skin
Body's outer layer
natural · synthetic · hog · sheep · stuffing · links · fibrous · snapping · edible · smoked
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- studsStructural wall timbers
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
joists · rafters · sheathing · plywood · lumber · beams · trusses · siding · trim · doorframe
trim
Remove unwanted edges
- baseboardTrim covering wall-floor junction
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- architraveLowest entablature element
surround · beading · fillet · ogee · doorframe · windowframe · fascia · coving · wainscoting · chair rail
- drilling equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, offshore rigs, drilling rig, drillships
- wellhead partsChristmas tree, BOP, spool, choke, hanger
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- coveringscoating, covers, layer, coatings, skin
- heistsheist, bank job, bank heist, bank robbery, art heist
- lumberlumber, timber, oak, pine, cedar
casingexposure
State of being unprotected
nakedness · bareness · openness · uncovering
casingmechanism
Means by which something operates
inner workings · internals · components · works · machinery
- shell casingAmmunition's metal container
- casing the jointObserving before a crime
- sausage casingsTubular meat enclosures
- bullet casingAmmunition's outer housing
- brass casingsSpent ammunition containers
- natural casingIntestinal sausage membrane