[kɔːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river
(e.g: the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast)

- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, leading to an examination or qualification
(e.g: a business studies course)

- a dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal
(e.g: guests are offered a choice of main course)

- an area of land set aside and prepared for racing, golf, or another sport
(e.g: a golf course)

- a continuous horizontal layer of brick, stone, or other material in a wall

- a set of adjacent strings on a guitar, lute, etc., tuned to the same note

- a pursuit of game (especially hares) with greyhounds by sight rather than scent

- a sail on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship


Phrases:
- course of action
- in the course of —
- of course
- off course
- on course
- over the course of time
- run its course
- the course of nature

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere

[kɔːs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of liquid) move without obstruction; flow
(e.g: tears were coursing down her cheeks)

- pursue (game, especially hares) with greyhounds using sight rather than scent
(e.g: many of the hares coursed escaped unharmed)


Phrases:
- course of action
- in the course of —
- of course
- off course
- on course
- over the course of time
- run its course
- the course of nature

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere