Textual thesaurus for "course"

(adv) naturally, of course

as might be expected

naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill

(noun) course of action

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

(noun) course of instruction, course of study, class

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

he took a course in basket weaving; flirting is not unknown in college classes

(noun) row

(construction) a layer of masonry

a course of bricks

(noun) class, grade, form

a body of students who are taught together

early morning classes are always sleepy

(noun) line

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

(noun) trend

general line of orientation

the river takes a southern course; the northeastern trend of the coast

(noun) path, track

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

(verb) flow, feed, run

move along, of liquids

Water flowed into the cave; the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi