| course | | |
| n. (act) | 1. class, course, course of instruction, course of study | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings.; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" |
| ~ didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill.; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" |
| ~ coursework | work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course. |
| ~ adult education | a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study. |
| ~ art class | a class in which you learn to draw or paint. |
| ~ childbirth-preparation class | a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor. |
| ~ lesson | a unit of instruction.; "he took driving lessons" |
| ~ correspondence course | a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school. |
| ~ course of lectures | a series of lectures dealing with a subject. |
| ~ directed study | a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject.; "he registered for directed study"; "he got credit for directed study"; "he did directed study" |
| ~ elective, elective course | a course that the student can select from among alternatives. |
| ~ extension course | a course offered as part of an extension service. |
| ~ home study | a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom. |
| ~ industrial arts | a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools. |
| ~ orientation course, orientation | a course introducing a new situation or environment. |
| ~ propaedeutic, propaedeutics | a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally). |
| ~ refresher course, refresher | a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments. |
| ~ required course | a course that all students are required to take. |
| ~ seminar | a course offered for a small group of advanced students. |
| ~ shop class, shop | a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity).; "I built a birdhouse in shop" |
| ~ workshop | a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving. |
| ~ lecturing, lecture | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class). |
| ~ class period, course session, recitation | a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study. |
| n. (group) | 2. course, 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" |
| ~ series | similar things placed in order or happening one after another.; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" |
| ~ stream, current, flow | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas.; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history" |
| n. (location) | 3. course, trend | general line of orientation.; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast" |
| ~ direction, way | a line leading to a place or point.; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" |
| n. (act) | 4. course, 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" |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| ~ blind alley | (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement.; "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley" |
| ~ collision course | a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated. |
| ~ path, way of life, way | a course of conduct.; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path" |
| n. (object) | 5. course, 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" |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| ~ collision course | a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged. |
| ~ inside track | the inner side of a curved racecourse. |
| ~ round | the course along which communications spread.; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" |
| ~ steps | the course along which a person has walked or is walking in.; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home" |
| ~ swath, belt | a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing). |
| ~ trail | a track or mark left by something that has passed.; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek" |
| n. (group) | 6. class, course, form, grade | a body of students who are taught together.; "early morning classes are always sleepy" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| ~ master class | a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert. |
| ~ discussion section, section | a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately.; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course" |
| n. (food) | 7. course | part of a meal served at one time.; "she prepared a three course meal" |
| ~ aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, nutrition, victuals | a source of materials to nourish the body. |
| ~ meal, repast | the food served and eaten at one time. |
| ~ entree, main course | the principal dish of a meal. |
| ~ appetiser, appetizer, starter | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course). |
| ~ afters, dessert, sweet | a dish served as the last course of a meal. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. course, row | (construction) a layer of masonry.; "a course of bricks" |
| ~ damp-proof course, damp course | a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building. |
| ~ layer, bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
| ~ row of bricks | a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line). |
| ~ wall | an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure.; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. course | facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport.; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" |
| ~ facility, installation | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
| ~ golf course, links course | course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf. |
| ~ racecourse, racetrack, raceway, track | a course over which races are run. |
| v. (motion) | 10. course | move swiftly through or over.; "ships coursing the Atlantic" |
| ~ cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, get across, pass over, track, cover | travel across or pass over.; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
| v. (motion) | 11. course, feed, flow, run | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| ~ flush | flow freely.; "The garbage flushed down the river" |
| ~ jet, gush | issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth.; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ tide, surge | rise or move forward.; "surging waves" |
| ~ circulate | move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point.; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate" |
| ~ eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl | flow in a circular current, of liquids. |
| ~ waste, run off | run off as waste.; "The water wastes back into the ocean" |
| ~ run down | move downward.; "The water ran down" |
| ~ pour | flow in a spurt.; "Water poured all over the floor" |
| ~ spill, run out | flow, run or fall out and become lost.; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" |
| ~ well out, stream | flow freely and abundantly.; "Tears streamed down her face" |
| ~ dribble, trickle, filter | run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream.; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" |
| ~ drain, run out | flow off gradually.; "The rain water drains into this big vat" |
| ~ ooze, seep | pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. |
| ~ gutter | flow in small streams.; "Tears guttered down her face" |
| v. (competition) | 12. course | hunt with hounds.; "He often courses hares" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| adv. | 13. course, naturally, of course | as might be expected.; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" |
| degree | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. degree, grade, level | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality.; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" |
| ~ caliber, calibre, quality | a degree or grade of excellence or worth.; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ intensiveness, intensity | high level or degree; the property of being intense. |
| ~ grind | the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground.; "a coarse grind of coffee" |
| ~ depth | degree of psychological or intellectual profundity. |
| ~ highness | a high degree (of amount or force etc.).; "responsible for the highness of the rates" |
| ~ high | a lofty level or position or degree.; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" |
| ~ low | a low level or position or degree.; "the stock market fell to a new low" |
| ~ lowness | a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.).; "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" |
| ~ extreme | the furthest or highest degree of something.; "he carried it to extremes" |
| ~ amplitude level | the level on a scale of amplitude. |
| ~ moderation, moderateness | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes. |
| ~ immoderateness, immoderation | the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation. |
| ~ spf, sun protection factor | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun. |
| n. (state) | 2. degree, level, point, stage | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress.; "he climbed the career ladder" |
| ~ acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, elevation, height, pinnacle, superlative, peak, top | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
| ~ extent | the point or degree to which something extends.; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right" |
| ~ resultant, end point | the final point in a process. |
| ~ standard of life, standard of living | a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group.; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system" |
| ~ plane | a level of existence or development.; "he lived on a worldly plane" |
| ~ state of the art | the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time.; "the state of the art in space travel" |
| ~ ultimacy, ultimateness | the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance,.; "the ultimacy of these social values" |
| ~ quickening | the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus. |
| ~ climax | the most severe stage of a disease. |
| n. (communication) | 3. academic degree, degree | an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study.; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" |
| ~ accolade, honor, laurels, award, honour | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.; "an award for bravery" |
| ~ associate degree, associate | a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies. |
| ~ bachelor's degree, baccalaureate | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies. |
| ~ honours, honours degree | a university degree with honors. |
| ~ master's degree | an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree. |
| ~ doctor's degree, doctorate | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university. |
| ~ law degree | degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school. |
| ~ honorary degree, honoris causa | a degree conferred to honor the recipient. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. arcdegree, degree | a measure for arcs and angles.; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" |
| ~ angular unit | a unit of measurement for angles. |
| ~ arcminute, minute of arc, minute | a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree. |
| ~ oxtant | a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant. |
| ~ sextant | a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. degree | the highest power of a term or variable. |
| ~ degree of a term | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term. |
| ~ degree of a polynomial | the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree. |
| ~ first degree | a degree of one.; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree" |
| ~ exponent, index, power | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. degree | a unit of temperature on a specified scale.; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" |
| ~ temperature unit | a unit of measurement for temperature. |
| ~ c, degree celsius, degree centigrade | a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature. |
| ~ degree fahrenheit, f | a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. degree | the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime).; "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn" |
| ~ magnitude | the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small).; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" |
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