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course
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- pronunciation:
- kors
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- of course
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
progress from one point to another; movement.
Will you go to Mexico in the course of your travels?- synonyms:
- passage, progress, road, way
- similar words:
- advance, avenue, channel, evolution, process, trend
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| definition 2: |
the direction or route along which something moves.
The course of the river takes many twists and turns.- synonyms:
- passage, path, way
- similar words:
- direction, orbit, route
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| definition 3: |
passage through time.
Brian has done many good things in the course of his life.- similar words:
- process, sequence, string, unfolding
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| definition 4: |
a series of lessons in a subject.
I took a course in painting.- synonyms:
- class, subject
- similar words:
- curriculum, field, lecture, lesson, program, study
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| definition 5: |
an area of land or water set aside for sport.
Let's go to the golf course.- synonyms:
- racetrack, track
- similar words:
- circuit, run
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| definition 6: |
a part of a meal.
The second course was soup. |
| related words: |
access, approach, bearing, chain, class, discipline, duration, lane, pass, passage, term, track, way |
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| phrase: |
of course |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
courses, coursing, coursed |
| definition: |
to move or run swiftly; race.
The lion coursed swiftly after the zebra.- synonyms:
- hasten, hurry, race, run, rush, speed
- similar words:
- flow, gush, surge
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| related words: |
circulate, go, run, sail, stream |
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Are you looking for the word coarse (rough)? Course and coarse sound alike but have different meanings.
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