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course
Noun
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In school, a course is a class in a specific subject.
The science course was very difficult.
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A course is the path that something follows in space or in time.
During the course of the evening, things went from bad to worse.
The economy grew quickly over the course of the next few years.
In the course of testing the drug, they found new uses for it.
One teacher can completely change the course of your life.
We'll have to let the disease take its course.
It is important that we decide now on the future course for the company.
The wind kept blowing the boat off course.
The course of the river has changed over time.
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For a meal, a course is one part of a meal such as dessert.
We usually do not eat a meal with nine courses.
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Some games are played on a course.
The game of golf is played on a golf course.
course
Verb
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If something courses, it runs or flows through something.
Blood courses through the veins and arteries in our bodies.
The oil coursed through the engine.
bearing
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noun
dignified manner or conduct
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noun
relevant relation or interconnection
those issues have no bearing on our situation
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noun
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
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noun
a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
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adjective
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
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noun
(= charge)
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
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noun
(= posture)
characteristic way of bearing one's body
stood with good posture