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Course

/kɔːs/

A sequence of events.

📖 Definitions of "Course"

noun

1
A sequence of events.
"The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another."
2
A path that something or someone moves along.
"His illness ran its course."
3
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."
4
(in the plural, courses) Menses.

verb

1
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
"Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries."
2
To run through or over.
3
To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
4
To cause to chase after or pursue game.
"to course greyhounds after deer"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
flownoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
runverb	To move swiftly.
tracknoun	A mark left by something that has passed along.
naturally	In a natural manner.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
pathnoun	A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
rownoun	A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
of course	Naturally, as would be expected; for obvious reasons, obviously.
course of studynoun	an integrated course of academic studies
course of instructionnoun	education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings
trendnoun	A fad or fashion style.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unnaturally	In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
of course	Naturally, as would be expected; for obvious reasons, obviously.
naturally	In a natural manner.
trendnoun	A fad or fashion style.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
rownoun	A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
runnoun	Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
flownoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
pathnoun	A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
tracknoun	A mark left by something that has passed along.
course of instructionnoun	education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings
course of studynoun	an integrated course of academic studies
normalnoun	(countable, uncountable) The usual state.
routinenoun	A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
factnoun	Something actual as opposed to invented.
existing	That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
eventualitynoun	A possible event; something that may happen. [from 19th c.]
logical	Reasonable.
realizationnoun	An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
naturalnoun	(music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.