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course
Definition
(noun) education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
Synonyms
:
class
,
course of instruction
,
course of study
Example Sentence
he took a course in basket weaving
flirting is not unknown in college classes
Definition
(noun) a connected series of events or actions or developments
Synonyms
:
line
Example Sentence
the government took a firm course
historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
Definition
(noun) general line of orientation
Synonyms
:
trend
Example Sentence
the river takes a southern course
the northeastern trend of the coast
Definition
(noun) a mode of action
Synonyms
:
course of action
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves
Synonyms
:
path
,
track
Example Sentence
the hurricane demolished houses in its path
the track of an animal
the course of the river
Definition
(noun) a body of students who are taught together
Synonyms
:
class
,
form
,
grade
Example Sentence
early morning classes are always sleepy
Definition
(noun) part of a meal served at one time
Example Sentence
she prepared a three course meal
Definition
(noun) (construction) a layer of masonry
Synonyms
:
row
Example Sentence
a course of bricks
Definition
(noun) facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
Example Sentence
the course had only nine holes
the course was less than a mile
Definition
(verb) move swiftly through or over
Example Sentence
ships coursing the Atlantic
Definition
(verb) move along, of liquids
Synonyms
:
feed
,
flow
,
run
Example Sentence
Water flowed into the cave
the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Definition
(verb) hunt with hounds
Example Sentence
He often courses hares
Definition
(adv) as might be expected
Synonyms
:
naturally
,
of course
Example Sentence
naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for course
course
Word used in video below:
text: WELL, NO, OF COURSE, OF COURSE I'VE HEARD OF THEM.
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