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   Course

   /kôrs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river: "the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast" Similar routewaytrackdirectiontackpathlinejourneyitinerarychanneltrailtrajectoryflight pathbearingheadingorbitcircuitbeatroundrun
   • ▪ the way in which something progresses or develops: "the course of history" Similar progressiondevelopmentprogressadvanceadvancementevolutionunfoldingflowmovementcontinuitysequenceordersuccessionrisemarchfurtheranceforwardingproceeding
   • ▪ a procedure adopted to deal with a situation: "my decision had seemed to be the wisest course open to me at the time" Similar plan (of action)course of actionmethod of workingMOline of actionprocessprocedurepracticeapproachtechniquestylemannerwaymeansmode of behaviormode of conductmethodologysystempolicystrategyprogramformularegimenmodus operandirare:praxis
   • 2. a dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal: "guests are offered a choice of main course" Similar dishmenu item
   • 3. an area of land set aside and prepared for racing, golf, or another sport. Similar trackracetrackracecoursecircuitgroundstadiumspeedwayvelodromeroutetrailcircusrare:cirque
   • 4. a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, typically leading to a qualification: "a business studies course" Similar program of studycourse of studyeducational programset of lecturescurriculumsyllabusscheduleclasseslecturesstudies
   • ▪ a series of repeated treatments or doses of medication: "the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics" Similar programseriessequencesystemscheduleregimen
   • 5. a continuous horizontal layer of brick, stone, or other material in a building. Similar layerthicknessstratumseamveinbandbed
   • 6. a pursuit of game (especially hares) with greyhounds by sight rather than scent.
   • 7. the lowest sail on a square-rigged mast.
   • 8. a set of adjacent strings on a guitar, lute, etc., tuned to the same note.

   verb

   • 1. (of liquid) move without obstruction; flow: "tears were coursing down her cheeks" Similar flowpourracestreamrunrushgushpumpmovecascadefloodsurgesweeprollinformal:sloosh
   • 2. pursue (game, especially hares) with greyhounds using sight rather than scent: "many of the hares coursed escaped unharmed" Similar huntchasepursuestalkrun downrun aftergive chase tofollowtracktrailshadowhounddoginformal:tail

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere.

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   Synonyms for COURSE: procedure, policy, program, strategy, methodology, method, approach, plan; Antonyms of COURSE: lead, guide, pilot, head, creep, crawl, hang (around or out), linger

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   Synonyms and antonyms of course in English. course. noun. These are words and phrases related to course. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of course. The ship was 200 miles off course. Synonyms. route. direction. path. channel. passage. road. track. way. orbit. trajectory.

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   Synonyms for COURSES: procedures, programs, policies, methods, strategies, methodologies, approaches, plans; Antonyms of COURSES: guides, leads, pilots, heads, crawls, pokes, hangs (around or out), lags.