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course

/kˈɔɹs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
    “he took a course in basket weaving”
  2. a connected series of events or actions or developments
    “the government took a firm course”
  3. general line of orientation
    “the river takes a southern course”
  4. a mode of action
    “if you persist in that course you will surely fail”
  5. a line or route along which something travels or moves
    “the hurricane demolished houses in its path”
  6. a body of students who are taught together
    “early morning classes are always sleepy”
  7. part of a meal served at one time
    “she prepared a three course meal”
  8. (construction) a layer of masonry
    “a course of bricks”
  9. facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
    “the course had only nine holes”

adverb

  1. as might be expected
    “naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill”

verb

  1. move swiftly through or over
    “ships coursing the Atlantic”
  2. move along, of liquids
    “Water flowed into the cave”
  3. hunt with hounds
    “He often courses hares”

Synonyms for course

Words that rhyme with course

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