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▸ noun: a mode of action ("If you persist in that course you will surely fail")
▸ noun: education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings ("He took a course in basket weaving")
▸ noun: facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport ("The course had only nine holes")
▸ noun: (construction) a layer of masonry ("A course of bricks")
▸ noun: part of a meal served at one time ("She prepared a three course meal")
▸ noun: a connected series of events or actions or developments ("The government took a firm course")
▸ noun: general line of orientation ("The river takes a southern course")
▸ noun: a line or route along which something travels or moves ("The course of the river")
▸ verb: move swiftly through or over
▸ verb: hunt with hounds ("He often courses hares")
▸ verb: move along, of liquids
▸ adverb: as might be expected
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #57858)
▸ Also see coursing
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to course (New!)
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▸ noun: a mode of action ("If you persist in that course you will surely fail")
▸ noun: education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings ("He took a course in basket weaving")
▸ noun: facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport ("The course had only nine holes")
▸ noun: (construction) a layer of masonry ("A course of bricks")
▸ noun: part of a meal served at one time ("She prepared a three course meal")
▸ noun: a connected series of events or actions or developments ("The government took a firm course")
▸ noun: general line of orientation ("The river takes a southern course")
▸ noun: a line or route along which something travels or moves ("The course of the river")
▸ verb: move swiftly through or over
▸ verb: hunt with hounds ("He often courses hares")
▸ verb: move along, of liquids
▸ adverb: as might be expected
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #57858)
▸ Also see coursing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to course
▸ Usage examples for course
▸ Idioms related to course (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing course
▸ Words that often appear near course
▸ Rhymes of course
▸ Invented words related to course