course
1. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings (Freq. 61)
- he took a course in basket weaving
- flirting is not unknown in college classes
• Syn:
course of study, course of instruction, class
• Hypernyms:
education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
• Hyponyms:
adult education, art class, childbirth-preparation class, correspondence course, course of lectures,
directed study, elective course, elective, extension course, home study, industrial arts,
orientation course, orientation, propaedeutic, propaedeutics, refresher course, refresher,
required course, seminar, shop class, shop, workshop
• Part Meronyms:
coursework, lesson, lecture, lecturing, course session,
class period, recitation
2. a connected series of events or actions or developments (Freq. 14)
- the government took a firm course
- historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
• Syn:
line
• Hypernyms:
series
• Hyponyms:
stream, flow, current
3. general line of orientation (Freq. 11)
- the river takes a southern course
- the northeastern trend of the coast
• Syn:
trend
• Derivationally related forms:
trend (for: trend)
• Hypernyms:
direction, way
4. a mode of action (Freq. 9)
- if you persist in that course you will surely fail
- once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place
• Syn:
course of action
• Hypernyms:
action
• Hyponyms:
blind alley, collision course, way, path, way of life
5. a line or route along which something travels or moves (Freq. 5)
- the hurricane demolished houses in its path
- the track of an animal
- the course of the river
• Syn:
path, track
• Derivationally related forms:
track (for: track)
• Hypernyms:
line
• Hyponyms:
collision course, inside track, round, steps, swath,
belt, trail
6. a body of students who are taught together
- early morning classes are always sleepy
• Syn:
class, form, grade
• Hypernyms:
gathering, assemblage
• Hyponyms:
master class, section, discussion section
7. part of a meal served at one time
- she prepared a three course meal
• Hypernyms:
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment,
alimentation, victuals
• Hyponyms:
entree, main course, appetizer, appetiser, starter,
dessert, sweet, afters
• Part Holonyms:
meal, repast
8. (construction) a layer of masonry
- a course of bricks
• Syn:
row
• Hypernyms:
layer, bed
• Hyponyms:
damp-proof course, damp course, row of bricks
• Part Holonyms:
wall
9. facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
- the course had only nine holes
- the course was less than a mile
• Hypernyms:
facility, installation
• Hyponyms:
golf course, links course, racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track
1. move swiftly through or over
- ships coursing the Atlantic
• Hypernyms:
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over,
get over, get across, cut through, cut across
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. move along, of liquids
- Water flowed into the cave
- the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
• Syn:
run, flow, feed
• See Also:
flow from (for: flow), run over (for: run)
• Derivationally related forms:
flow (for: flow), flowing (for: flow), run (for: run)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
flush, jet, gush, tide, surge,
circulate, eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl,
waste, run off, run down, pour, spill, run out,
stream, well out, trickle, dribble, filter, drain,
seep, ooze, gutter
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
3. hunt with hounds
- He often courses hares
• Derivationally related forms:
coursing
• Topics:
game
• Hypernyms:
hunt, run, hunt down, track down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
as might be expected (Freq. 1)
- naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
• Syn:
naturally, of course
• Ant:
unnaturally (for: naturally)
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