noun
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
Synonyms
course of study
course of instruction
class
Examples
- he took a course in basket weaving
- flirting is not unknown in college classes
noun
a connected series of events or actions or developments
Synonyms
Examples
- the government took a firm course
- historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
noun
general line of orientation
Synonyms
Examples
- the river takes a southern course
- the northeastern trend of the coast
noun
a mode of action
Synonyms
course of action
Examples
- if you persist in that course you will surely fail
- once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place
noun
a line or route along which something travels or moves
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Examples
- the hurricane demolished houses in its path
- the track of an animal
- the course of the river
noun
a body of students who are taught together
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- early morning classes are always sleepy
noun
part of a meal served at one time
Examples
- she prepared a three course meal
noun
(construction) a layer of masonry
Synonyms
Examples
- a course of bricks
noun
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
Examples
- the course had only nine holes
- the course was less than a mile
verb
move swiftly through or over
Examples
- ships coursing the Atlantic
verb
move along, of liquids
Synonyms
Examples
- Water flowed into the cave
- the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
verb
hunt with hounds
Examples
- He often courses hares
adverb
as might be expected
Synonyms
Examples
- naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill