course
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
he took a course in basket weaving
Types & categories
- education hypernym
- adult education hyponym
- art class hyponym
- childbirth-preparation class hyponym
- correspondence course hyponym
- course of lectures hyponym
- directed study hyponym
- elective course hyponym
- extension course hyponym
- home study hyponym
- industrial arts hyponym
- orientation course hyponym
- propaedeutic hyponym
- refresher course hyponym
- required course hyponym
- seminar hyponym
- shop class hyponym
- workshop hyponym
Parts & wholes
- coursework part meronym
- lesson part meronym
- lecturing part meronym
- course session part meronym
Sense 2 verb
move swiftly through or over
ships coursing the Atlantic
Types & categories
- traverse hypernym
Related & opposite
- track derivation
Sense 3 adverb
as might be expected
naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
Related & opposite
- unnaturally antonym
Sense 4 noun
a connected series of events or actions or developments
the government took a firm course
Types & categories
Sense 5 verb
move along, of liquids
Water flowed into the cave
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
general line of orientation
the river takes a southern course
Types & categories
- direction hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
hunt with hounds
He often courses hares
Types & categories
- hunt hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 noun
a mode of action
if you persist in that course you will surely fail
Types & categories
- action hypernym
- blind alley hyponym
- collision course hyponym
- path hyponym
Sense 9 noun
a line or route along which something travels or moves
the hurricane demolished houses in its path
Types & categories
- line hypernym
- collision course hyponym
- inside track hyponym
- round hyponym
- steps hyponym
- swath hyponym
- trail hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 10 noun
a body of students who are taught together
early morning classes are always sleepy
Types & categories
- gathering hypernym
- master class hyponym
- discussion section hyponym
Sense 11 noun
part of a meal served at one time
she prepared a three course meal
Types & categories
- nourishment hypernym
- entree hyponym
- appetizer hyponym
- dessert hyponym
Parts & wholes
- meal part holonym
Sense 12 noun
(construction) a layer of masonry
a course of bricks
Types & categories
- layer hypernym
- damp-proof course hyponym
- row of bricks hyponym
Parts & wholes
- wall part holonym
Sense 13 noun
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
the course had only nine holes
Types & categories
- facility hypernym
- golf course hyponym
- racetrack hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | coursework |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lesson |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lecturing |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | course session |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | education |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adult education |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | art class |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | childbirth-preparation class |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | correspondence course |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | course of lectures |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | directed study |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elective course |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extension course |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | home study |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | industrial arts |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | orientation course |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | propaedeutic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | refresher course |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | required course |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seminar |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shop class |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | workshop |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | track |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | traverse |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | unnaturally |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | series |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | stream |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | overflow |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | be due |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flow |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flow |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | outpouring |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | trend |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rill |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flow rate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | flush |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jet |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tide |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | circulate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | purl |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | waste |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | run down |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pour |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | spill |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | well out |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dribble |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | drain |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ooze |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | gutter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | curve |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | course |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | direction |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | coursing |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | game |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | hunt |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | action |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | blind alley |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | collision course |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | path |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | traverse |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | course |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | track |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | track |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | line |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | collision course |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | inside track |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | round |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | steps |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | swath |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | trail |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | gathering |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | master class |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | discussion section |
| 11 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | meal |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | nourishment |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | entree |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | appetizer |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | dessert |
| 12 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | wall |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | layer |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | damp-proof course |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | row of bricks |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | facility |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | golf course |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | racetrack |