Word Type

Noun

The word "pillowcase" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bed bedroom linen closet linen cupboard

Derived Terms

Oxford pillowcase housewife pillowcase

Derived From

case pillow

Inflected/Variant Forms

pillow case

Has Part

opening on one end

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bed linen

Type Of (IsA)

cover for pillow

Synonym Network

case pillowslip

Used For

carrying lot of halloween candy collect candy at halloween coverning pillow decorating pillow decoration go trick or treating hiding pornography keeping pillows clean protecting fabric of pillow sleeping on smooth surface for head surrounding pillow

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.