Course vs Line - What's the Difference?

Course

Line

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • part of a meal served at one time
  • facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
  • a body of students who are taught together
  • a mode of action
  • education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
  • a connected series of events or actions or developments
  • a line or route along which something travels or moves
  • (construction) a layer of masonry
  • general line of orientation
Definition as Noun
  • a formation of people or things one beside another
  • a mark that is long relative to its width
  • a formation of people or things one behind another
  • a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
  • text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
  • a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
  • a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
  • a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
  • acting in conformity
  • something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
  • in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
  • a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
  • persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
  • space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
  • a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
  • a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
  • (often plural) a means of communication or access
  • a connected series of events or actions or developments
  • the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
  • a conceptual separation or distinction
  • the descendants of one individual
  • a short personal letter
  • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  • a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
  • a particular kind of product or merchandise
  • mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
  • the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
  • a telephone connection
  • a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  • a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
Definition as Verb
  • move swiftly through or over
  • hunt with hounds
  • move along, of liquids
Definition as Verb
  • cover the interior of
  • mark with lines
  • fill plentifully
  • reinforce with fabric
  • be in line with; form a line along
  • make a mark or lines on a surface
Definition as Adverb
  • as might be expected
Definition as Adverb

Synonyms

Examples

  • "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
  • "she prepared a three course meal"
  • "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"
  • "early morning classes are always sleepy"
  • "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"
  • "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
  • "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
  • "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
  • "a course of bricks"
  • "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
  • "ships coursing the Atlantic"
  • "He often courses hares"
  • "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
  • "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"
  • "He drew a line on the chart"
  • "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
  • "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"
  • "they attacked the enemy's line"
  • "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
  • "a washing line"
  • "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk"
  • "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
  • "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
  • "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
  • "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
  • "his entire lineage has been warriors"
  • "drop me a line when you get there"
  • "he's not in my line of business"
  • "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
  • "a nice line of shoes"
  • "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
  • "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
  • "line the gloves"; "line a chimney"
  • "sorrow had lined his face"
  • "line one's pockets"
  • "lined books are more enduring"
  • "trees line the riverbank"
  • "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

Parts of Speech

Adverb, Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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