casings

Sausage skin material

Casings are outer coverings or enclosures.

Bullet casings are the metal shells ejected after firing.

Sausage casings hold the meat mixture in shape—traditionally intestine, now often synthetic.

Door and window casings are the trim frames surrounding openings.

The word emphasizes containment: whatever's inside needs wrapping, housing, or structural support.

ammunition

cartridge

Sealed container for supplies

  • brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
  • bulletFired metal projectile
  • shellHard outer covering

primer · gunpowder · caliber · chamber · reload · rounds · centerfire · rimfire · shotshell · gauge

sausage

pork

Pig as food

natural · synthetic · intestine · bratwurst · chorizo · kielbasa · frankfurter · salami · links · stuffing

housing

enclosure

Confined, bordered space

  • chassisStructural support base
  • cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
  • boxLidded storage container

container · sleeve · shell · cover · protective · plastic · metal · electronic · waterproof · dustproof

architectural

doorframe

Structure surrounding an entrance

  • windowGlass-fitted wall opening
  • trimRemove unwanted edges
  • moldingDecorative architectural edging

jamb · surround · woodwork · millwork · frame · lintel · header · reveal · threshold · baseboard

wellbore

pipe

Hollow conveyance channel

  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
  • cementCalcium powder binding agent
  • drillingHole-making by rotation

borehole · tubing · liner · oil · gas · wellhead · downhole · cemented · perforated · conductor

Categories
Opposites
outer vs inner structure

casingscontents

What something holds

innards · filling · interior · insides · fillings

container vs contained

casingscontents

What something holds

fillings · payload · cargo · load · ingredients

Phrases
Family

casing, encasing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G