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• course — [kôrs] n. [ME cours & Fr course, both < OFr cours < L cursus, pp. of currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. an onward movement; going on from one point to the next; progress 2. the progress or duration of time [in the course of a week] 3. a way,… …   English World dictionary

• course — 1 noun 1 of course a) used when you are mentioning something that you think other people already know, or should know: Your car insurance must, of course, be renewed every year. b) used to say that what you or someone else has just said is not… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• course — /kawrs, kohrs/, n., v., coursed, coursing. n. 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… …   Universalium

• course — [[t]kɔrs, koʊrs[/t]] n. v. coursed, cours•ing 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[/ex] 3) advance or progression in a particular direction 4) the… …   From formal English to slang

• course — course1 W1S1 [ko:s US ko:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 of course 2 of course not 3¦(education)¦ 4¦(time)¦ 5¦(development)¦ 6¦(plans)¦ 7¦(actions)¦ 8¦(direction)¦ 9 on course 10¦(meal)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• course — /kɔs / (say kaws) noun 1. advance in a particular direction; onward movement. 2. the path, route or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream; the course of a ship. 3. the ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc …  

• barge course — noun Etymology: origin unknown 1. : a part of the tiling on the sloping edges of a gable roof usually projecting beyond the principal rafters or the bargeboards 2. : the course of bricks laid on edge to form the coping of a wall * * * 1. tiling… …   Useful english dictionary

• raking course — noun : a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall to strengthen it * * * a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond. [1875 80] …   Useful english dictionary

• row of bricks — noun a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line) • Hypernyms: ↑course, ↑row …   Useful english dictionary

• Raking course — Rake Rake, v. i. To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft. [1913 Webster] {Raking course} (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to strengthen it. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• string course — noun A projecting horizontal course of bricks or line of mouldings running quite along the face of a building • • • Main Entry: ↑string …   Useful english dictionary