| noun | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings “he took a course in basket weaving” |
| noun | a connected series of events or actions or developments “the government took a firm course” |
| noun | general line of orientation “the river takes a southern course” |
| noun | a mode of action “if you persist in that course you will surely fail” |
| noun | a line or route along which something travels or moves “the hurricane demolished houses in its path” |
| noun | a body of students who are taught together “early morning classes are always sleepy” |
| noun | part of a meal served at one time “she prepared a three course meal” |
| noun | (construction) a layer of masonry “a course of bricks” |
| noun | facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport “the course had only nine holes” |
| verb | move swiftly through or over “ships coursing the Atlantic” |
| verb | move along, of liquids “Water flowed into the cave” |
| verb | hunt with hounds “He often courses hares” |
| adverb | as might be expected “naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill” |
| course | verb | move along, of liquids |
| trend | verb | turn sharply; change direction abruptly |
| track | verb | travel across or pass over |
| course | noun | a line or route along which something travels or moves |
| run | noun | a small stream |
| flow | noun | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression |
| flowing | noun | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) |
| coursing | noun | hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent |