course

nouns

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
"he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
class, course, course of instruction, course of study
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"
course, line
general line of orientation
"the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
course, trend
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"
course, course of action
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"
course, path, track
a body of students who are taught together
"early morning classes are always sleepy"
class, course, form, grade
part of a meal served at one time
"she prepared a three course meal"
course
is a part of
the food served and eaten at one time
meal, repast
is a type of (narrower)
a source of materials to nourish the body
aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals
(construction) a layer of masonry
"a course of bricks"
course, row
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"
course
is a type of (narrower)
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
"the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
facility, installation

verbs

move swiftly through or over
"ships coursing the Atlantic"
course
is a type of (narrower)
travel across or pass over
"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse
move along, of liquids
"Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
course, feed, flow, run
hunt with hounds
"He often courses hares"
course
is derived from
coursing
domain category
a contest with rules to determine a winner
"you need four people to play this game"
game
is a type of (narrower)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
"Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
hunt, hunt down, run, track down

adverbs

as might be expected
"naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
course, naturally, of course