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course
Overview of noun course
The noun course has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (416) course, course of study, course of instruction, class -- (education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes")
2. (158) course, line -- (a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available")
3. (147) course -- (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")
4. (99) course, course of action -- (a mode of action; "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")
5. (50) path, track, course -- (a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river")
6. (47) course, trend -- (general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast")
7. (17) course -- (part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal")
8. course, row -- ((construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks")
Overview of verb course
The verb course has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. course -- (move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic")
2. run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")
3. course -- (hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares")
Overview of adv course
The adv course has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) naturally, of course, course -- (as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun course
8 senses of course
Sense 1
course, course of study, course of instruction, class
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
course, line
=> series
=> ordering, order, ordination
=> arrangement
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
course
=> facility, installation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
course, course of action
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
path, track, course
=> line
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
course, trend
=> direction, way
=> path, route, itinerary
=> line
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
course
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
course, row
=> layer, bed
=> sheet, flat solid
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun course
7 of 8 senses of course
Sense 1
course, course of study, course of instruction, class
=> adult education
=> art class
=> childbirth-preparation class
=> correspondence course
=> course of lectures
=> elective course, elective
=> extension course
=> home study
=> industrial arts
=> orientation course, orientation
=> propaedeutic, propaedeutics
=> refresher course, refresher
=> required course
=> seminar
=> shop class, shop
=> workshop
Sense 2
course, line
=> stream, flow, current
Sense 3
course
=> golf course, links course
=> racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track
Sense 4
course, course of action
=> blind alley
=> collision course
=> way, path, way of life
Sense 5
path, track, course
=> collision course
=> inside track
=> round
=> steps
=> swath, belt
=> trail
Sense 7
course
=> entree, main course
=> appetizer, appetiser, starter
=> dessert, sweet, afters
=> pudding, pud
Sense 8
course, row
=> damp-proof course, damp course
=> row of bricks
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun course
8 senses of course
Sense 1
course, course of study, course of instruction, class
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
Sense 2
course, line
=> series
Sense 3
course
=> facility, installation
Sense 4
course, course of action
=> action
Sense 5
path, track, course
=> line
Sense 6
course, trend
=> direction, way
Sense 7
course
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
Sense 8
course, row
=> layer, bed
Antonyms of noun course
Member Holonyms of noun course
Substance Holonyms of noun course
Part Holonyms of noun course
2 of 8 senses of course
Sense 7
course
PART OF: meal, repast
Sense 8
course, row
PART OF: wall
Member Meronyms of noun course
Substance Meronyms of noun course
Part Meronyms of noun course
1 of 8 senses of course
Sense 1
course, course of study, course of instruction, class
HAS PART: coursework
HAS PART: lesson
HAS PART: lecture, lecturing
HAS PART: course session, class period, recitation
Meronyms of noun course
1 of 8 senses of course
Sense 1
course, course of study, course of instruction, class
HAS PART: coursework
HAS PART: lesson
HAS PART: lecture, lecturing
HAS PART: course session, class period, recitation
Holonyms of noun course
2 of 8 senses of course
Sense 7
course
PART OF: meal, repast
Sense 8
course, row
PART OF: wall
Attributes of noun course
Derived Forms of noun course
2 of 8 senses of course
Sense 5
path, track, course
RELATED TO>(verb) course#1
=> course
Sense 6
course, trend
RELATED TO>(verb) course#2
=> run, flow, feed, course
Domain of noun course
Domain Terms of noun course
Familiarity of noun course
course used as a noun is common (polysemy count =8)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun course
8 senses of course
Sense 1
course, course of study, course of instruction, class
> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> coeducation
=> continuing education
=> course, course of study, course of instruction, class
=> elementary education
=> extension, extension service, university extension
=> extracurricular activity
=> higher education
=> secondary education
=> team teaching
=> work-study program
Sense 2
course, line
> series
=> Stations, Stations of the Cross
=> chain, concatenation
=> course, line
=> cycle
=> electromotive series, electromotive force series, electrochemical series
=> hierarchy
=> nexus
=> progression, patterned advance
=> rash, blizzard
=> sequence
=> string, train
=> succession
=> wave train
=> helium group
=> actinide series
=> lanthanide series
Sense 3
course
> facility, installation
=> airfield, landing field, flying field, field
=> arboretum, botanical garden
=> athletic facility
=> backroom
=> cafeteria facility
=> communication system, communication equipment
=> course
=> depository, deposit, depositary, repository
=> drive-in
=> forum, assembly, meeting place
=> gas system
=> menagerie, zoo, zoological garden
=> military installation
=> power system, power grid, grid
=> range
=> recreational facility, recreation facility
=> sewage system, sewer system, sewage works
=> source
=> station
=> transportation system, transportation, transit
=> utility
=> water system, water supply, water
Sense 4
course, course of action
> action
=> thing
=> kindness, benignity
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> alienation
=> res gestae
=> course, course of action
=> interaction
=> fetch
=> playing
=> play, swordplay
=> arrival
=> performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action
=> choice, selection, option, pick
=> change
=> economy, saving
=> prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance
=> resistance, opposition
=> bruxism
=> transfusion
=> pickings, taking
=> transgression
=> aggression, hostility
=> destabilization, destabilisation
=> employment, engagement
=> reference, consultation
=> emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
=> beatification
=> jumpstart, jump-start
=> stupefaction
=> vampirism
Sense 5
path, track, course
> line
=> part, parting
=> axis
=> aclinic line, magnetic equator
=> agonic line
=> isogonic line, isogonal line, isogone
=> crest
=> timber line, timberline, tree line
=> snow line
=> fault line
=> great circle
=> hemline
=> hipline
=> hipline
=> horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline
=> isogram, isopleth, isarithm
=> flight line
=> line of sight, line of vision
=> latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel
=> lunar latitude
=> path, route, itinerary
=> quadrant, quarter-circle
=> rhumb line, rhumb, loxodrome
=> danger line
=> side
=> waterline, water line, water level
=> water line, watermark
=> watershed, water parting, divide
=> path, track, course
=> line of force, field line
Sense 6
course, trend
> direction, way
=> bearing, heading, aim
=> course, trend
=> east-west direction
=> north-south direction
=> qibla
=> tendency, trend
Sense 7
course
> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> milk
=> course
=> dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> dish
=> fast food
=> finger food
=> ingesta
=> kosher
=> meal, repast
=> mess
=> mince
=> puree
=> stodge
=> wheat germ
=> vitamin pill
=> vitamin
Sense 8
course, row
> layer, bed
=> backing, mount
=> blanket
=> course, row
=> interlayer
=> lift
=> ply
=> tier
=> wall
Meronyms of noun course
8 senses of course
Sense 1
course, course of study, course of instruction, class
HAS PART: coursework
HAS PART: lesson
HAS PART: lecture, lecturing
HAS PART: lecture demonstration
HAS PART: course session, class period, recitation
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
HAS PART: classroom project
HAS PART: classwork
HAS PART: homework, prep, preparation
HAS PART: lesson
Sense 3
course
=> facility, installation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
course
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
HAS PART: food, solid food
Sense 8
course, row
=> layer, bed
=> sheet, flat solid
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun course
2 of 8 senses of course
Sense 7
course
PART OF: meal, repast
Sense 8
course, row
PART OF: wall
PART OF: building, edifice
PART OF: room
PART OF: building, edifice
PART OF: hallway, hall
Grep of noun course
anal intercourse
change of course
collision course
concourse
correspondence course
course
course catalog
course catalogue
course credit
course of action
course of instruction
course of lectures
course of study
course session
courser
coursework
crash course
damp-proof course
damp course
direct discourse
discourse
elective course
extension course
golf course
indirect discourse
industrial watercourse
intercourse
links course
main course
matter of course
mizzen course
orientation course
outercourse
racecourse
recourse
refresher course
required course
sexual intercourse
social intercourse
universe of discourse
watercourse
Antonyms of verb course
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb course
3 senses of course
Sense 1
course
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
run, flow, feed, course
=> move
Sense 3
course
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
=> capture, catch
=> get, acquire
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb course
1 of 3 senses of course
Sense 2
run, flow, feed, course
=> 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, run out
=> seep, ooze
=> gutter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb course
3 senses of course
Sense 1
course
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Sense 2
run, flow, feed, course
=> move
Sense 3
course
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
'Cause To' of verb course
Derived Forms of verb course
3 senses of course
Sense 1
course
RELATED TO>(noun) course#5
=> path, track, course
Sense 2
run, flow, feed, course
RELATED TO>(noun) course#6
=> course, trend
Sense 3
course
RELATED TO>(noun) coursing#1
=> coursing
Domain of verb course
1 of 3 senses of course
Sense 3
course
TOPIC>(noun) game#2
Domain Terms of verb course
Familiarity of verb course
course used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb course
3 senses of course
Sense 1
course
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
run, flow, feed, course
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 3
course
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb course
3 senses of course
Sense 1
course
> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> tramp
=> stride
=> walk
=> crisscross
=> ford
=> bridge
=> jaywalk
=> drive, take
=> course
=> hop
Sense 2
run, flow, feed, course
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 3
course
> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
=> snipe
=> whale
=> still-hunt, ambush
=> turtle
=> drive
=> drive
=> rabbit
=> fowl
=> poach
=> seal
=> ferret
=> course
=> foxhunt
=> jacklight, jack
=> hawk
=> falcon
=> fowl
=> scrounge, forage
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb course
Sense 1
course
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
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Sense 2
run, flow, feed, course
=> move
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Sense 3
course
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
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Grep of verb course
change course
course
discourse
have intercourse
Grep of adj course
matter-of-course
Antonyms of adv course
Synonyms of adv course
1 sense of course
Sense 1
naturally, of course, course
Pertainyms of adv course
Domain of adv course
Domain Terms of adv course
Familiarity of adv course
course used as an adverb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adv course
course
in due course
of course
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