course

Noun
  1. Education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings (synset 100886144)
    "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
    is a type of: didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
    subtypes:
    • adult education - a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study
    • art class - a class in which you learn to draw or paint
    • childbirth-preparation class - a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor
    • correspondence course - a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school
    • course of lectures - a series of lectures dealing with a subject
    • directed study - a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject
    • elective, elective course - a course that the student can select from among alternatives
    • extension course - a course offered as part of an extension service
    • home study - a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom
    • industrial arts - a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools
    • orientation, orientation course - a course introducing a new situation or environment
    • propaedeutic, propaedeutics - a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)
    • refresher, refresher course - a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
    • required course - a course that all students are required to take
    • seminar - a course offered for a small group of advanced students
    • shop, shop class - a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
    • workshop - a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
    has:
    • coursework - work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course
    • lesson - a unit of instruction
    • lecture, lecturing - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
    • class period, course session, recitation - a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
    same as: class, course of instruction, course of study
  2. A connected series of events or actions or developments (synset 108393816)
    "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
    is a type of: series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another
    subtypes: current, flow, stream - dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
    same as: line
  3. General line of orientation (synset 108698960)
    "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
    is a type of: direction, way - a line leading to a place or point
    same as: trend
  4. A mode of action (synset 100039000)
    "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"
    is a type of: action - something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    subtypes:
    • blind alley - (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
    • collision course - a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated
    • path, way, way of life - a course of conduct
    same as: course of action
  5. A line or route along which something travels or moves (synset 109410115)
    "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
    is a type of: line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
    subtypes:
    • collision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
    • inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse
    • round - the course along which communications spread
    • steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
    • belt, swath - a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
    • trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed
    same as: path, track
  6. A body of students who are taught together (synset 108255384)
    "early morning classes are always sleepy"
    is a type of: assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
    subtypes:
    • master class - a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert
    • discussion section, section - a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
    same as: class, form, grade
  7. Part of a meal served at one time (synset 107572535)
    "she prepared a three course meal"
    is a type of: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals - a source of materials to nourish the body
    subtypes:
    is a part of: meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
  8. (construction) a layer of masonry (synset 103124680)
    "a course of bricks"
    is a type of: bed, layer - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
    subtypes:
    • damp course, damp-proof course - a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building
    • row of bricks - a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line)
    is a part of: wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
    same as: row
  9. Facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport (synset 103124441)
    "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"
    is a type of: facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
    subtypes:
Adverb
  1. As might be expected (synset 400039019)
    "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
    same as: naturally, of course
Verb
  1. Move swiftly through or over (synset 202071468)
    "ships coursing the Atlantic"
    is a type of: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse - travel across or pass over
  2. Move along, of liquids (synset 202070867)
    "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes:
    same as: feed, flow, run
  3. Hunt with hounds (synset 201147339)
    "He often courses hares"
    referred to in: game - a contest with rules to determine a winner
    is a type of: hunt, hunt down, run, track down - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

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