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US
/ˈkɔɹs/
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[ UK /kˈɔːs/ ]
[ UK /kˈɔːs/ ]
ADVERB
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as might be expected
naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
NOUN
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a line or route along which something travels or moves
the track of an animal
the course of the river
the hurricane demolished houses in its path -
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 -
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
the course was less than a mile
the course had only nine holes -
general line of orientation
the northeastern trend of the coast
the river takes a southern course -
(construction) a layer of masonry
a course of bricks -
part of a meal served at one time
she prepared a three course meal -
a body of students who are taught together
early morning classes are always sleepy -
a connected series of events or actions or developments
historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
the government took a firm course -
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
he took a course in basket weaving
flirting is not unknown in college classes
VERB
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move along, of liquids
the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Water flowed into the cave -
move swiftly through or over
ships coursing the Atlantic -
hunt with hounds
He often courses hares
How To Use course In A Sentence
- A few alpha particles were deflected from their straight course.
- I add a little extra for being all spaced-out, of course. Archive 2009-02-01
- Larger butter pieces (not huge, of course, but quite a bit larger than “wet sand”) result in a flakier biscuit. 2009 March | Baking Bites
- It also has superb golf courses, so if you're a bit of a golf widow, leave him to tussle in the bunker while you slink off to the spa - it's connected to the hotel by a subterranean tunnel.
- ‘Of course, if you fail, and you have been put on that pedestal, it is a lot harder because you have further to fall,’ he said.
- Of course, Whitty himself ain’t exactly a peach; he loves him some torture, and buries knives in bellies with minimal provocation; when it comes to witch-hunting, he’s of the “burn her alive now, ask questions … well, don’t really bother asking questions, it’s just so damn fun to burn people, let’s do it some more!” school. Cry of the Banshee « Skid Roche
- Of course there's nothing wrong with necking a few beers and getting caught up in the buzz of the World Cup.
- Mr. Sorapong, 35 years old, selected industrial estate developers Hemaraj Land & Development PCL and Amata Corporation PCL among his top picks, with Hemaraj returning 147% over the course of 2010 and Amata providing a 99% return on investment. Real Estate
- And I am certain the Commission of Inquiry will exonerate you in due course. MAMBO
- Modern scientific capability has profoundly altered the course of human life. Times, Sunday Times