NOUN | act | course, course of study, course of instruction, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings |
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group | course, line | a connected series of events or actions or developments | |
location | course, trend | general line of orientation | |
act | course, course of action | a mode of action | |
object | course, path, track | a line or route along which something travels or moves | |
group | course, class, form, grade | a body of students who are taught together | |
food | course | part of a meal served at one time | |
artifact | course, row | (construction) a layer of masonry | |
artifact | course | facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport | |
VERB | motion | course | move swiftly through or over |
motion | course, run, flow, feed | move along, of liquids / liquids | |
competition | course | hunt with hounds | |
ADVERB | all | course, naturally, of course | as might be expected |
Sounds | kao'rs | |
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Rhymes | airforce ... workhorse: 29 rhymes with aors... |
Meaning | A connected series of events or actions or developments. | |
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Example | "the government took a firm course" | |
Synonym | line | |
Narrower | stream, flow, current | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas |
Broader | series | Similar things placed in order or happening one after another |
Spanish | curso, hilera, línea, transcurso, trayectoria, trazado | |
Catalan | curs, línia, trajectòria |
Meaning | general line of orientation. | |
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Example | "the river takes a southern course" | |
Synonym | trend | |
Broader | direction, way | A line leading to a place or point |
Spanish | curso, tendencia, trazado | |
Catalan | curs, traçat | |
Verbs | course | move along, of liquids / liquids |
Meaning | A mode of action. | |
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Synonym | course of action | |
Narrower | blind alley | (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement |
collision course | A course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict / conflict / conflict if it continues unabated | |
way, path, way of life | A course of conduct | |
Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
Spanish | curso | |
Catalan | camí |
Meaning | A line or route along which something travels or moves. | |
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Example | "the course of the river" | |
Synonyms | path, track | |
Narrower | collision course | A course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged |
inside track | The inner side of a curved racecourse | |
round | The course along which communications spread | |
steps | The course along which a person has walked or is walking in | |
swath, belt | A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) | |
trail | A track or mark left by something that has passed | |
Broader | line | A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
Spanish | camino, curso, dirección, trayectoria | |
Catalan | camí, curs, direcció, trajectòria | |
Verbs | course | move swiftly through or over |
Meaning | A body of students who are taught together. | |
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Synonyms | class, form, grade | |
Narrower | master class | A class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert |
section, discussion section | A small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately | |
Broader | gathering, assemblage | A group of persons together in one place |
Spanish | clase, curso | |
Catalan | classe, curs, grau |
Meaning | Part of a meal served at one time. | |
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Example | "she prepared a three course meal" | |
Part of | meal, repast | The food served and eaten at one time |
Narrower | appetizer, appetiser, starter | Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) |
dessert, sweet, afters | A dish served as the last course of a meal | |
entree, main course | The principal dish of a meal | |
Broader | nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals | A source of materials to nourish the body |
Spanish | plato, ruta | |
Catalan | plat, ruta |
Meaning | (construction) a layer of masonry. | |
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Example | "a course of bricks" | |
Synonym | row | |
Part of | wall | An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness |
Narrower | damp-proof course, damp course | A course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
row of bricks | A course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line) | |
Broader | layer, bed | Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance |
Spanish | fila, hilada, hilera | |
Catalan | filada |
Meaning | facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport. | |
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Narrower | golf course, links course | course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf |
racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track | A course over which races are run | |
Broader | facility, installation | A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry |
Spanish | campo, pista, terreno de juego | |
Catalan | camp, pista, terreny de joc |
Meaning | As might be expected. | |
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Synonyms | naturally, of course | |
Opposite | unnaturally | In a manner at variance with what is natural or normal |
Spanish | claro, desde luego, naturalmente, por supuesto | |
Catalan | és clar, naturalment |
Meaning | Move swiftly through or over. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Broader | traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | Travel across or pass over |
Nouns | course | a line or route along which something travels or moves |
Meaning | Move along, of liquids / liquids. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Synonyms | run, flow, feed | |
Caused by | flow | Cause to flow |
flush | Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water | |
pour | Cause to run | |
Entailed by | overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over | Flow or run over (a limit or brim) |
Narrower | circulate | Move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point |
drain, run out | flow off gradually | |
eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl | Flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids | |
flush | Flow freely | |
gutter | Flow in small streams | |
jet, gush | issue in a jet | |
pour | Flow in a spurt | |
run down | Move downward | |
seep, ooze | Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings | |
spill, run out | Flow, run or fall out and become lost | |
stream, well out | Flow freely and abundantly | |
tide, surge | Rise or move forward | |
trickle, dribble, filter | Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream | |
waste, run off | run off as waste | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Spanish | alimentar, correr, crecer, fluir, manar | |
Catalan | alimentar, brollar, córrer, créixer, fluir, manar, rajar | |
Nouns | course | general line of orientation |
Meaning | hunt with hounds. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "He often courses hares" | |
Category | game | A contest with rules to determine a winner |
Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
Spanish | cazar | |
Nouns | coursing | hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent |
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