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NOUN | 1 | court, tribunal, judicature | An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
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2 | court, royal court | The sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state | |
3 | court | A specially marked area within which a game is played | |
4 | court, courtroom | A room in which a law court sits | |
5 | court, courtyard | A yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | |
6 | court | The residence of a sovereign or nobleman | |
7 | court, royal court | The family and retinue of a sovereign or prince | |
8 | court, motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court | A hotel for motorists | |
9 | Court, Margaret Court | Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) | |
10 | court, homage | Respectful deference | |
VERB | 1 | court, woo, romance, solicit | Make amorous advances towards |
2 | court, woo | Seek someone's favor | |
3 | court | Engage in social activities leading to marriage |
Sounds | kao'rt |
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Rhymes | abort, Agincourt, airport, and 45 more rhymes in aort at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business. |
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Synonyms | tribunal, judicature |
Members | jury |
Parts | Bench |
Narrower | International Court of Justice, World Court; appellate court, appeals court, court of appeals; assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius; chancery, court of chancery; consistory; criminal court; divorce court; family court, domestic relations court, court of domestic relations; federal court; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, F.I.S.C.; inferior court, lower court; Inquisition; juvenile court; kangaroo court; military court; moot court; police court; probate court; quarter sessions; Rota; Star Chamber; superior court; supreme court, state supreme court, high court; traffic court; trial court |
Broader | assembly |
Meaning | The sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state. |
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Synonyms | royal court |
Narrower | Court of Saint James's; Porte, Sublime Porte |
Broader | government, authorities, regime |
Meaning | A specially marked area within which a game is played. |
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Examples | "players had to reserve a court in advance" |
Narrower | badminton court; basketball court; handball court; squash court; tennis court; volleyball court |
Broader | playing field, athletic field, playing area, field |
Meaning | A room in which a law court sits. |
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Examples | "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" |
Synonyms | courtroom |
Category | law, jurisprudence |
Part of | courthouse |
Parts | bar; banch; jury box; witness box, witness stand |
Broader | room |
Meaning | A yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings. |
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Examples | "the house was built around an inner court" |
Synonyms | courtyard |
Part of | building, edifice |
Narrower | atrium; bailey; cloister; forecourt; parvis |
Broader | yard, grounds, curtilage |
Meaning | The residence of a sovereign or nobleman. |
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Examples | "the king will visit the duke's court" |
Broader | residence |
Meaning | The family and retinue of a sovereign or prince. |
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Synonyms | royal court |
Broader | cortege, retinue, suite, entourage |
Meaning | A hotel for motorists. Provides direct access from rooms to parking area. |
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Synonyms | motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court |
Narrower | motel |
Broader | hotel |
Meaning | Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947). |
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Synonyms | Margaret Court |
Broader | tennis player |
Meaning | Respectful deference. |
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Examples | "pay court to the emperor" |
Synonyms | homage |
Broader | deference, respect |
Verbs | court |
Meaning | Make amorous advances towards. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "John is courting Mary" |
Synonyms | woo, romance, solicit |
Narrower | chase, chase after; display |
Broader | act, move |
Nouns | courting |
Meaning | Seek someone's favor. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | woo |
Nouns | court |
Meaning | Engage in social activities leading to marriage. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | Sam and Sue court; Sam cannot court Sue |
Examples | "We were courting for over ten years" |
Broader | act, move |
Nouns | courting |