course by Collins

  1. 1) noun, a continuous progression from one point to the next in time or space; onward movement
  2. 2) noun, a route or direction followed
  3. 3) noun, a) the path or channel along which something moves b) (in combination)
  4. 4) noun, an area or stretch of land or water on which a sport is played or a race is run
  5. 5) noun, a period of time; duration
  6. 6) noun, the usual order of and time required for a sequence of events; regular procedure
  7. 7) noun, a mode of conduct or action
  8. 8) noun, a connected series of events, actions, etc
  9. 9) noun, a) a prescribed number of lessons, lectures, etc, in an educational curriculum b) the material covered in such a curriculum
  10. 10) noun, a prescribed regimen to be followed for a specific period of time
  11. 11) noun, a part of a meal served at one time
  12. 12) noun, a continuous, usually horizontal, layer of building material, such as a row of bricks, tiles, etc
  13. 13) noun, nautical any of the sails on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship
  14. 14) noun, knitting the horizontal rows of stitches. Compare wale
  15. 15) noun, (in medieval Europe) a charge by knights in a tournament
  16. 16) noun, a) a hunt by hounds relying on sight rather than scent b) a match in which two greyhounds compete in chasing a hare
  17. 17) noun, the part or function assigned to an individual bell in a set of changes
  18. 18) noun, a running race
  19. 19) noun, as a matter of course as a natural or normal consequence, mode of action, or event
  20. 20) noun, the course of nature the ordinary course of events
  21. 21) noun, in course of in the process of
  22. 22) noun, in due course at some future time, esp the natural or appropriate time
  23. 23) noun, of course a) as expected; naturally b) certainly; definitely
  24. 24) noun, run (or take) its course (of something) to complete its development or action
  25. 25) verb, to run, race, or flow, esp swiftly and without interruption
  26. 26) verb, to cause (hounds) to hunt by sight rather than scent or (of hounds) to hunt (a quarry) thus
  27. 27) verb, to run through or over; traverse
  28. 28) verb, to take a direction; proceed on a course ▷ See also courses

Etymology

C13: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus a running, from currere to run

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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Synonyms

time, speed, route, way, line, road, track, channel, direction, path, passage, trail, orbit, tack, trajectory, procedure, plan, policy, programme, method, conduct, behaviour, manner, mode, regimen, progression, order, unfold, development, movement, advance, progress, flow, sequence, succession, continuity, advancement, furtherance, march, programme, schedule, lecture, curriculum, racecourse, race, circuit, lap, period, duration, term, passing, sweep, passage, lapse, run, flow, stream, gush, race, surge, dash, tumble, scud, hunt, follow, chase, pursue, in due course finally, eventually, of course naturally, certainly, obviously, definitely, undoubtedly, indubitably

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