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routine
Adjective
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Done like it is a routine. Hackneyed, shop-worn.
He showed little interest in the flute sonata and played it in a routine manner.
routine
Noun
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The normal way of doing something
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A set of actions used to perform a trick
s all use the same routine to pull the rabbit out of the hat.
case
Noun
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A case is a container to hold something.
He opened the case and pulled out his violin.
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A case is a matter for police or in court.
The judge did not accept his case.
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A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
The word "he" is in the subject or nominative case.
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A case is a person of a certain kind.
That man is sure a hard case.
case
Verb
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If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.