1. a direction or route taken or to be taken.
2. the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream.
3. advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward movement.
4. the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: in the course of a year; in the course of the battle.
5. the track, ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.: One runner fell halfway around the course.
6. a particular manner of proceeding: a course of action.
7. a customary manner of procedure; regular or natural order of events: as a matter of course; the course of a disease.
8. a mode of conduct; behavior.
9. a systematized or prescribed series: a course of lectures; a course of medical treatments.
10. a program of instruction, as in a college or university: a course in economics.
11. a prescribed number of instruction periods or classes in a particular field of study.
12. a part of a meal served at one time: The main course was roast chicken with mashed potatoes and peas.
13. Navigation.
• the line along the earth's surface upon or over which a vessel, an aircraft, etc., proceeds: described by its bearing with relation to true or magnetic north.
• a point of the compass.
14. the lowermost sail on a fully square-rigged mast: designated by a special name, as foresail or mainsail, or by the designation of the mast itself, as fore course or main course.
15. a continuous and usually horizontal range of bricks, shingles, etc., as in a wall or roof.
16. one of the pairs of strings on an instrument of the lute family, tuned in unison or in octaves to increase the volume.
17. the row of stitches going across from side to side in knitting and other needlework (opposed to wale).
18. the menses.
19. a charge by knights in a tournament.
20. a pursuit of game with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
21. golf course.
22. a race.

23. to run through or over.
24. to chase; pursue.
25. to hunt (game) with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
26. to cause (dogs) to pursue game by sight rather than by scent.
27. to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) in courses.

28. to follow a course; direct one's course.
29. to run, race, or move swiftly: The blood of ancient emperors courses through his veins.
30. to take part in a hunt with hounds, a tilting match, etc.

31. in the proper or natural order of events; eventually: They will get their comeuppance in due course.
32. of course,
• certainly; definitely: Of course I'll come to the party.
• in the usual or natural order of things: Extra services are charged for, of course.

1. a continuous progression from one point to the next in time or space; onward movement
2. a route or direction followed
• the path or channel along which something moves
• (in combination)
4. an area or stretch of land or water on which a sport is played or a race is run
5. a period of time; duration
6. the usual order of and time required for a sequence of events; regular procedure
7. a mode of conduct or action
8. a connected series of events, actions, etc
• a prescribed number of lessons, lectures, etc, in an educational curriculum
• the material covered in such a curriculum
10. a prescribed regimen to be followed for a specific period of time
11. a part of a meal served at one time
12. a continuous, usually horizontal, layer of building material, such as a row of bricks, tiles, etc
13. any of the sails on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship
14. the horizontal rows of stitches
15. (in medieval Europe) a charge by knights in a tournament
• a hunt by hounds relying on sight rather than scent
• a match in which two greyhounds compete in chasing a hare
17. the part or function assigned to an individual bell in a set of changes
18. a running race
19. as a natural or normal consequence, mode of action, or event
20. the ordinary course of events
21. in the process of
22. at some future time, esp the natural or appropriate time
23. of course
• as expected; naturally
• certainly; definitely
24. (of something) to complete its development or action

25. to run, race, or flow, esp swiftly and without interruption
26. to cause (hounds) to hunt by sight rather than scent or (of hounds) to hunt (a quarry) thus
27. to run through or over; traverse
28. to take a direction; proceed on a course

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