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Nouns (29)

n. 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

n. 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

n. part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"

direction, instruction

n. a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"

course, row

n. (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"

course, line

n. 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, trend

n. general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"

instruction, teaching, pedagogy

n. the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"

instruction, command, statement, program line

n. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, educational activity

n. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"

course, class, course of study

n. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

course, path, track

n. 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"

Verbs (4)

course

v. to take part in a hunt with hounds, a tilting match etc.

course, run, flow

v. move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

Adverbs (4)

course, naturally, as might be expected, of course

adv. "Naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (109)

behavior, behaviour, conduct

n. manner of acting or controlling yourself

passage, transition

n. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

canal

n. long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

passage

n. a way through or along which someone or something may pass

span, bridge

n. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

entrance, entranceway, entryway

n. something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"

exit, issue, outlet, way out

n. an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

watercourse, waterway

n. a conduit through which water flows

course, row

n. (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"

advice

n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action

recommendation

n. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

regulation, ordinance

n. an authoritative rule

directive

n. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"

principle, precept

n. rule of personal conduct

guideline, rule of thumb, guidelines

n. a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

stricture

n. severe criticism

account, explanation

n. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"

manual, instructions, book of instructions, operating instructions

n. a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

circle, round

n. any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"

watercourse, waterway

n. a conduit through which water flows

course

n. 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"

flowering, unfolding

n. a developmental process; "the flowering of antebellum culture"

run, streak

n. an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"

circuit, beat, round

n. a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"

coaching, coaching job

n. the job of a professional coach

steering, guidance, direction

n. the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

preparation, grooming, training

n. activity leading to skilled behavior

comprehension

n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

apprehension, discernment, understanding, savvy

n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

course of study, curriculum, syllabus

n. an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

session

n. a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"

subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

hunt, hunting

n. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

circuit, beat, round

n. a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"

center, centre, eye, heart, middle

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

medium

n. the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"

center, centre, midpoint

n. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

stream, pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs

v. rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

stream, swarm, pour

v. move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

spout, gush, spurt, spirt

v. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"

roll, turn over, revolve

v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

roll, wind, wrap, encircle, enlace

v. wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"

abound, exist in large quantities, be abundant, be plentiful

v. be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

swarm, teem

v. be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

Synonyms (2)

be due, flow from

v. be the result of

Antonyms (1)

unnaturally

adv. "The early Church not unnaturally adopted the position that failure to see the messianic character of his work was really caused by the people's own blindness"

course of instruction

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