course

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Synonyms: coarse, curse, corse, scourse, coorse, coure, bourse, courge, couse, courie, nourse

Antonyms: coarse, curse, corse, scourse, coorse, coure, bourse, courge, couse, courie, nourse

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Noun

1. A sequence of events.
   • The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.
   • Doubts arose about the expediency of such a course in the present crisis.
   • I need to take a French course.
   • What's your course in university?—Business studies. And you?
   • We offer seafood as the first course.
2. A normal or customary sequence.
3. A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
   • Doubts arose about the expediency of such a course in the present crisis.
4. Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
5. A learning programme a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
   • I need to take a French course.
   • What's your course in university?—Business studies. And you?
6. a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
   • I need to take a French course.
7. an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
   • What's your course in university?—Business studies. And you?
8. A treatment plan.
9. A stage of a meal.
   • We offer seafood as the first course.
10. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
11. A path that something or someone moves along.
    • His illness ran its course.
    • The cross-country course passes the canal.
    • The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.
    • A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.
    • The pilot headed the plane on a northeasterly course.
12. The itinerary of a race.
    • The cross-country course passes the canal.
13. A racecourse.
14. The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
15. The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
16. A golf course.
17. The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
    • The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.
18. The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
    • A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.
    • The pilot headed the plane on a northeasterly course.
19. The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
20. The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
    • Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.
21. Menses.
22. A row or file of objects. A row of bricks or blocks.
    • On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day.
23. A row of bricks or blocks.
    • On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day.
24. A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
25. In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
26. 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 be played together.

Verb

1. To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
   • The oil coursed through the engine.
   • Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.
2. To run through or over.
3. To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
4. To cause to chase after or pursue game.
   • to course greyhounds after deer

Adverb

1. Ellipsis of of course.

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