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Course

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA sequence of events.
"The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.; I need to take a French course.; What's your course in university?—Business studies. And you?; We offer seafood as the first course."
2.NounA normal or customary sequence.
3.NounA programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
4.NounAny ordered process or sequence of steps.
5.NounA learning programme a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
"I need to take a French course.; What's your course in university?—Business studies. And you?"
6.Nouna series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
"I need to take a French course."
7.Nounan educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
"What's your course in university?—Business studies. And you?"
8.NounA treatment plan.
9.NounA stage of a meal.
"We offer seafood as the first course."
10.NounThe succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
11.NounA path that something or someone moves along.
"His illness ran its course.; The cross-country course passes the canal.; The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.; A course was plotted to traverse the ocean."
12.NounThe itinerary of a race.
"The cross-country course passes the canal."
13.NounA racecourse.
14.NounThe path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
15.NounThe trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
16.NounA golf course.
17.NounThe direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
"The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south."
18.NounThe intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
"A course was plotted to traverse the ocean."
19.NounThe drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
20.NounThe lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
"Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship."
21.NounMenses.
22.NounA row or file of objects. A row of bricks or blocks.
"On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day."
23.NounA row of bricks or blocks.
"On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day."
24.NounA row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
25.NounIn weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
26.NounOne or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together.
27.VerbTo run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
"The oil coursed through the engine.; Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries."
28.VerbTo run through or over.
29.VerbTo pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
30.VerbTo cause to chase after or pursue game.
"to course greyhounds after deer"
31.AdverbEllipsis of of course.
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