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Synonyms
course

noun

  1. education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings: "he took a course in basket weaving"
  2. a connected series of events or actions or developments: "the government took a firm course"
  3. facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport: "the course had only nine holes"
  4. a mode of action: "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"
  5. a line or route along which something travels or moves: "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"
  6. general line of orientation: "the river takes a southern course"
  7. part of a meal served at one time: "she prepared a three course meal"
  8. (construction) a layer of masonry: "a course of bricks"

adv

  1. as might be expected: "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"

verb

  1. move swiftly through or over: "ships coursing the Atlantic"
  2. move along, of liquids: "Water flowed into the cave"
  3. hunt with hounds: "He often courses hares"