course

(noun) education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings. Synonyms: course of study, course of instruction, class. Examples: "He took a course in basket weaving." "Flirting is not unknown in college classes."

(noun) a connected series of events or actions or developments. Synonyms: line. Examples: "The government took a firm course." "Historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available."

(noun) general line of orientation. Synonyms: trend. Examples: "The river takes a southern course." "The northeastern trend of the coast."

(noun) a mode of action. Synonyms: course of action. Examples: "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."

(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves. Synonyms: path, track. Examples: "The hurricane demolished houses in its path." "The track of an animal." "The course of the river."

(noun) a body of students who are taught together. Synonyms: class, form, grade. Examples: "Early morning classes are always sleepy."

(noun) part of a meal served at one time. Examples: "She prepared a three course meal."

(noun) (construction) a layer of masonry. Synonyms: row. Examples: "A course of bricks."

(noun) facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport. Examples: "The course had only nine holes." "The course was less than a mile."

(verb) move swiftly through or over. Examples: "Ships coursing the atlantic."

(verb) move along, of liquids. Synonyms: run, flow, feed. Examples: "Water flowed into the cave." "The missouri feeds into the mississippi."

(verb) hunt with hounds. Examples: "He often courses hares."

(adv) as might be expected. Synonyms: naturally, of course. Examples: "Naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill."