Definition of Course
Noun: course kors
- Education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
"he took a course in basket weaving";
- course of study, course of instruction, class
- A connected series of events, actions or developments
"the government took a firm course";
- line
- General line of orientation
"the river takes a southern course";
- trend
- A mode of action
"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";
- course of action
- A line or route along which something travels or moves
"the course of the river";
- path, track
- A body of students who are taught together
"early morning courses are always sleepy";
- class, form, grade [N. Amer]
- Part of a meal served at one time
"she prepared a three course meal"
- (construction) a layer of masonry
"a course of bricks";
- row
- Facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
"the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"
- As might be expected
"course, the lawyer sent us a huge bill";
- naturally, of course
- Move swiftly through or over
"ships coursing the Atlantic"
- Move along, of liquids
"Water coursed into the cave";
- run, flow, feed
- (game) hunt with hounds
"He often courses hares"
See also:
courlans
coursebook
Anagrams containing the word course