Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a small suitcase with a handle; it is used for carrying papers or files or books.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
Etymologies
- brief, document + case2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Also, the butter from the briefcase is all over his thumb now.”
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“A guy holding a briefcase is the epitome of dullness.”
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“He says the briefcase is impractical: A lot of other people in our office use rucksacks because they cycle to work.”
“But a guy handcuffed to a briefcase or a mutant alligator holding a briefcase is more striking.”
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“Instead I dropped my briefcase from the walkway, heard the tinkle of breaking glass, and watched as the deer on the patio of the In-Situ Laboratory began to drop dead.”
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“The best gadget ever i thought was the briefcase from the second Connery, From Russia, With Love.”
“Lance thought the bag he was carrying was called a briefcase.”
“Lest we assume the issue only arises in the U. S, the terrific photo of a woman with a baby and a briefcase, is from Germany, www. dw-world.de/image/0, ,1168083_4,00. jpg”
“In fact, I've heard it characterized as a briefcase and a bag and any other number of things.”
“(Only my closest, most intimate friends and family members know that my briefcase is full of Black & Decker's finest).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘briefcase’.
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Containers
Stuff that holds other stuff.
cardboard box, jar, filing cabinet, safe deposit box, cupboard, wardrobe, jewel case, briefcase, locker, canopic jar, chest of drawers, paper sack and 208 more...
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TECH - furniture
The universe as IKEA sees it.
Furniture, haberdashery, household articles and a lot more. The bulk of the list (750 entries) are IKEA articles in the original English version IKEA use...active-response c..., add-on-unit for s..., adjustable slatte..., alarm clock, alkaline battery, anti-slip socks, anti-slip underlay, armchair, armrest, artificial flower, artificial garland, artificial plant ... and 830 more...
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Cases of cases
Inspired by the Staircase bookcase.
staircase, bookcase, basket case, lowercase, uppercase, any case, nominative case, subjective case, oblique case, accusative case, dative case, cold case and 65 more...
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Words I like
This is a list of my favourite words (phrases) in english, as a second language. I love them mostly because of how they sound and their meaning.
ninja, cookie, skill, zip, plentiful, digg, debris, pancake, cucumber, fetch, pot, backpack and 461 more...
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ginnylev's Words
neuroplasticity, repudiate, scintilla, ruminate, tautology, ombudsman, exigent, filibuster, grace, ambidextrous, amends, disclosure and 623 more...
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Bags baby, bags
Bags, bags, bags
They're very useful things
If we didn't have bags
What would we use
To put all our things in.backpack, satchel, haversack, shopping, messenger, calico, duffel, burlap sack, tea, handbag, briefcase, sleeping and 5 more...
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Bags of Holding
duffel, backpack, purse, bindle, briefcase, fanny pack, messenger bag, satchel, suitcase, tote, manbag, murse and 14 more...
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OM3 Lesson 19
application, interview, gotten, single, hang in there, well-qualified, land, unemployed, employed, drunk, once, taste and 13 more...
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