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course
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- pronunciation:
- kors
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
The course of something is the direction or path that it takes as it goes along.
The course of the river is through a large forest.There was a TV screen in the airplane where you could see the course of the airplane and how far it had gone so far.- synonyms:
- passage, path, way
- similar words:
- direction, orbit, route
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| definition 2: |
A course can be a path through time. The course of your life is the path your life takes through time.
Jill's dad worked at the post office for twenty years, and over the course of his time there, he made many good friends.- similar words:
- process, sequence, string, unfolding
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| definition 3: |
When someone takes a course, they study a special subject with a group of other people, usually for a few weeks or months. A course is like a group of lessons. People usually take a course at a college.
Ashley's mom took a course in painting at the university last year.- synonyms:
- class, subject
- similar words:
- field, lecture, lesson, program, study
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| definition 4: |
A course is also an area of land or water where a sport is played.
People play golf on the golf course in the summer, but we go sledding there in the winter.- synonyms:
- track
- similar words:
- circuit, run
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| definition 5: |
A course is a part of a meal.
Dessert is usually the last course of a meal. |
| related words: |
access, approach, chain, class, discipline, lane, pass, passage, term, track, way |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
courses, coursing, coursed |
| definition: |
When something courses, it moves quickly.
The river courses through the canyon.- synonyms:
- hurry, race, run, rush, speed
- similar words:
- flow
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| related words: |
circulate, go, run, sail, stream |
Are you looking for the word coarse (rough)? Course and coarse sound alike but have different meanings.
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