Course

Word COURSE
Character 6
Hyphenation course
Pronunciations /kɔːs/

Definitions and meanings of "Course"

What do we mean by course?

Development in a particular way; progress. noun

Movement in time; duration. noun

The direction of continuing movement. noun

The route or path taken by something that moves, such as a stream or vehicle. noun

A designated route or area on which a race is held. noun

A mode of action or behavior. noun

A typical, natural, or customary manner of proceeding or developing. noun

A systematic or orderly succession; a sequence. noun

A continuous layer of building material, such as brick or tile, on a wall or roof of a building. noun

A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum. noun

A unit of such a curriculum. noun

A part of a meal served as a unit at one time. noun

The lowest sail on a mast of a square-rigged ship. noun

A point on the compass, especially the one toward which a vehicle, such as a ship, is moving. noun

To move swiftly through or over; traverse. intransitive verb

A sequence of events.

A path that something or someone moves along.

The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.

(in the plural, courses) Menses.

A row or file of objects.

One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to played together.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Course

The word "course" in example sentences

But the real climax is reached when Kelly shouts over the telephone "Of course, in self-defense, you fool, _of course_, in self-defense." ❋ Brett Page (N/A)

OLIVIA: I'm being silly, I know -- of course I _ought_ to get married, and _of course_ this is a wonderful chance, and -- HUBERT ❋ Emlyn Williams (1946)

In place of, ‘the Aintree course is of a trying nature’ we can surely say ‘Aintree is a trying course’ or ‘the Aintree course is a trying one’—just that and nothing more. ❋ Unknown (1916)

It has no railway station, which, of course, is a great merit; it's not to have any big blatant hotels or pensions -- nothing but charming bungalow-cottages; there'll be no pier, no band, none of those banal winter-gardens and impossible pleasure palaces that _ces autres_ delight in, and, _of course_, none of those immensely fearful concert parties and pierrots. ❋ Various (1898)

Of course she's played with me -- that sort always does -- but I think I might really have a chance with her, if it weren't for her mother -- horrible old -- no, of _course_ I don't mean that! ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)

Of course it had to be taken off to the rock in pieces, and we may almost say _of course_ the ocean offered opposition. ❋ Unknown (1859)

They came to the conclusion that the voltaic current caused decompositions throughout its whole course in the humid conductor, not merely as preliminary to the recompositions spoken of by Grotthuss and Davy, but producing final separation of the elements in the _course_ of the current, and elsewhere than at the poles. ❋ Michael Faraday (1829)

Starting with a car chase cold is par for the course, of * course* there was going to be a car chase at some point so why not one out of the gate? ❋ Unknown (2008)

course materials the beginning of the course •The learning objectives •course structure ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hitherto our story has run a rapid course; but now it stays because Malachy _has finished his course_. [ ❋ Of Clairvaux Bernard (1899)

"You see then that the various ecclesiastical and quasi-ecclesiastical acts, which have taken place in the course of the last two years and a half, are not the _cause_ of my state of opinion, but are keen stimulants and weighty confirmations of a conviction forced upon me, while engaged in the _course of duty_, viz. that theological reading to which I had given myself. ❋ John Henry Newman (1845)

The main course is followed by beans, for those who still have room for them, and many do. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On to the Wild Mushroom Company, where our main course is inspired. and where I found these babies: and saw some beautiful fruits and veggies. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2009)

Turns out finding a main course is trickier than I suspected. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This of course is code for, "please drop the subject and please pick up my key." ❋ Dave Hingsburger (2007)

For Christmas Eve dinner, we're having a lot of things (Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes, Vegetarian Pot roast, salad, soup) but the main course is a delicious Portabella Lasagna with a Basil Cream Sauce. ❋ Anne-Marie (2007)

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