COURSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a mode of action
   Synonym(s)
   • course of action (what does course of action mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • action (what does action mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blind alley (what does blind alley mean?)
   • collision course (what does collision course mean?)
   • way (what does way mean?)
   • path (what does path mean?)
   • way of life (what does way of life mean?)
2. Meaning
   • education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings
   Synonym(s)
   • class (what does class mean?)
   • course of instruction (what does course of instruction mean?)
   • course of study (what does course of study mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he took a course in basket weaving
   • flirting is not unknown in college classes
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • education (what does education mean?)
   • instruction (what does instruction mean?)
   • teaching (what does teaching mean?)
   • pedagogy (what does pedagogy mean?)
   • educational activity (what does educational activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • adult education (what does adult education mean?)
   • art class (what does art class mean?)
   • childbirth-preparation class (what does childbirth-preparation class mean?)
   • correspondence course (what does correspondence course mean?)
   • course of lectures (what does course of lectures mean?)
   • extension course (what does extension course mean?)
   • home study (what does home study mean?)
   • industrial arts (what does industrial arts mean?)
   • orientation course (what does orientation course mean?)
   • orientation (what does orientation mean?)
   • propaedeutic (what does propaedeutic mean?)
   • propaedeutics (what does propaedeutics mean?)
   • refresher course (what does refresher course mean?)
   • refresher (what does refresher mean?)
   • seminar (what does seminar mean?)
   • shop class (what does shop class mean?)
   • shop (what does shop mean?)
   • workshop (what does workshop mean?)
3. Meaning
   • facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
   Usage Example(s)
   • the course had only nine holes
   • the course was less than a mile
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • facility (what does facility mean?)
   • installation (what does installation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • golf course (what does golf course mean?)
   • golf links (what does golf links mean?)
   • links (what does links mean?)
   • racetrack (what does racetrack mean?)
   • racecourse (what does racecourse mean?)
   • raceway (what does raceway mean?)
   • track (what does track mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (construction) a layer of masonry
   Synonym(s)
   • row (what does row mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a course of bricks
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
   • bed (what does bed mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • damp-proof course (what does damp-proof course mean?)
   • damp course (what does damp course mean?)
   • row of bricks (what does row of bricks mean?)
5. Meaning
   • part of a meal served at one time
   Usage Example(s)
   • she prepared a three course meal
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • nutriment (what does nutriment mean?)
   • nourishment (what does nourishment mean?)
   • nutrition (what does nutrition mean?)
   • sustenance (what does sustenance mean?)
   • aliment (what does aliment mean?)
   • alimentation (what does alimentation mean?)
   • victuals (what does victuals mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • entree (what does entree mean?)
   • main course (what does main course mean?)
   • appetizer (what does appetizer mean?)
   • appetiser (what does appetiser mean?)
   • starter (what does starter mean?)
   • dessert (what does dessert mean?)
   • sweet (what does sweet mean?)
   • afters (what does afters mean?)
   • pudding (what does pudding mean?)
   • pud (what does pud mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a connected series of events or actions or developments
   Synonym(s)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the government took a firm course
   • historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • series (what does series mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stream (what does stream mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • current (what does current mean?)
7. Meaning
   • general line of orientation
   Synonym(s)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the river takes a southern course
   • the northeastern trend of the coast
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • direction (what does direction mean?)
   • way (what does way mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • swerve (what does swerve mean?)
   • sheer (what does sheer mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   • veer (what does veer mean?)
   • slue (what does slue mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • feed (what does feed mean?)
   • course (what does course mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a line or route along which something travels or moves
   Synonym(s)
   • path (what does path mean?)
   • track (what does track mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the hurricane demolished houses in its path
   • the track of an animal
   • the course of the river
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • line (what does line mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • collision course (what does collision course mean?)
   • inside track (what does inside track mean?)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • steps (what does steps mean?)
   • swath (what does swath mean?)
   • belt (what does belt mean?)
   • trail (what does trail mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • course (what does course mean?)
   • traverse (what does traverse mean?)
   • track (what does track mean?)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • pass over (what does pass over mean?)
   • get over (what does get over mean?)
   • get across (what does get across mean?)
   • cut through (what does cut through mean?)
   • cut across (what does cut across mean?)
   • track (what does track mean?)
   • track (what does track mean?)

COURSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • hunt with hounds
   Usage Example(s)
   • He often courses hares
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hunt (what does hunt mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • hunt down (what does hunt down mean?)
   • track down (what does track down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coursing (what does coursing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • move along, of liquids
   Synonym(s)
   • feed (what does feed mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Water flowed into the cave
   • the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • jet (what does jet mean?)
   • gush (what does gush mean?)
   • tide (what does tide mean?)
   • surge (what does surge mean?)
   • circulate (what does circulate mean?)
   • eddy (what does eddy mean?)
   • purl (what does purl mean?)
   • whirlpool (what does whirlpool mean?)
   • swirl (what does swirl mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   • waste (what does waste mean?)
   • run off (what does run off mean?)
   • run down (what does run down mean?)
   • pour (what does pour mean?)
   • spill (what does spill mean?)
   • run out (what does run out mean?)
   • stream (what does stream mean?)
   • well out (what does well out mean?)
   • trickle (what does trickle mean?)
   • dribble (what does dribble mean?)
   • filter (what does filter mean?)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • run out (what does run out mean?)
   • seep (what does seep mean?)
   • ooze (what does ooze mean?)
   • gutter (what does gutter mean?)
   See Also
   • be due (what does be due mean?)
   • flow from (what does flow from mean?)
   • overflow (what does overflow mean?)
   • overrun (what does overrun mean?)
   • well over (what does well over mean?)
   • run over (what does run over mean?)
   • brim over (what does brim over mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • course (what does course mean?)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • stream (what does stream mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • flow rate (what does flow rate mean?)
   • rate of flow (what does rate of flow mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • flowing (what does flowing mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • flowing (what does flowing mean?)
   • rivulet (what does rivulet mean?)
   • rill (what does rill mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • runnel (what does runnel mean?)
   • streamlet (what does streamlet mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • outpouring (what does outpouring mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
3. Meaning
   • move swiftly through or over
   Usage Example(s)
   • ships coursing the Atlantic
   Hypernyms(s) course is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • traverse (what does traverse mean?)
   • track (what does track mean?)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • pass over (what does pass over mean?)
   • get over (what does get over mean?)
   • get across (what does get across mean?)
   • cut through (what does cut through mean?)
   • cut across (what does cut across mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • path (what does path mean?)
   • track (what does track mean?)
   • course (what does course mean?)

COURSE as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • as might be expected
   Synonym(s)
   • naturally (what does naturally mean?)
   • of course (what does of course mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
   Antonym(s)
   • unnaturally (what does unnaturally mean?)