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Course (noun)
A sequence of events.
“The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.”
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Course (noun)
A normal or customary sequence.
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Course (noun)
A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
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Course (noun)
Any ordered process or sequence or steps.
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Course (noun)
A learning program, as in a school.
“I need to take a French course.”
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Course (noun)
A treatment plan.
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Course (noun)
A stage of a meal.
“We offer seafood as the first course.”
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Course (noun)
The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
“We offer seafood as the first course.”
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Course (noun)
A path that something or someone moves along.
“His illness ran its course.”
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Course (noun)
The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
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Course (noun)
The itinerary of a race.
“The cross-country course passes the canal.”
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Course (noun)
A racecourse.
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Course (noun)
The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
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Course (noun)
The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
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Course (noun)
A golf course.
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Course (noun)
The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
“The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.”
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Course (noun)
The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
“Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.”
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Course (noun)
Menses.
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Course (noun)
A row or file of objects.
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Course (noun)
The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
“A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.”
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Course (noun)
A row of bricks or blocks.
“On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day.”
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Course (noun)
A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
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Course (noun)
A string on a lute.
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Course (noun)
A pair of strings played together in some musical instruments, like the vihuela.
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Course (verb)
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
“The oil coursed through the engine.”
“Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.”
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Course (verb)
To run through or over.
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Course (verb)
To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one’s prey; to follow or chase after.
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Course (verb)
To cause to chase after or pursue game.
“to course greyhounds after deer”
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Course (adverb)
alternative form of of course
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Route (noun)
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
“The route was used so much that it formed a rut.”
“You need to find a route that you can take between these two obstacles.”
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Route (noun)
A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
“We live near the bus route.”
“Here is a map of our delivery routes.”
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Route (noun)
A road or path; often specifically a highway.
“Follow Route 49 out of town.”
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Route (noun)
One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
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Route (noun)
One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.
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Route (verb)
To direct or divert along a particular course.
“All incoming mail was routed through a single office.”
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Route (verb)
to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.
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Route (verb)
To send (information) through a router.