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English noun: court | |||
| 1. | court (group) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business | ||
| Synonyms | judicature, tribunal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assembly | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appeals court, appellate court, assizes, chancery, consistory, court, court of appeals, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius, court of chancery, court of domestic relations, court of justice, court of law, criminal court, divorce court, domestic relations court, F.I.S.C., family court, federal court, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, high court, inferior court, Inquisition, International Court of Justice, juvenile court, kangaroo court, lawcourt, lower court, military court, moot court, police court, probate court, quarter sessions, Rota, Star Chamber, state supreme court, superior court, supreme court, traffic court, trial court, World Court | ||
| Part holonym | Bench | ||
| Member holonym | jury | ||
| 2. | court (artifact) a room in which a lawcourt sits | ||
| Samples | Television cameras were admitted in the courtroom. | ||
| Synonyms | courtroom | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Part holonym | bar, bench, jury box, witness box, witness stand | ||
| Part meronym | courthouse | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 3. | court (group) the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state | ||
| Synonyms | royal court | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | authorities, government, regime | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Court of Saint James's, Porte, Sublime Porte | ||
| 4. | court (artifact) a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played | ||
| Samples | Players had to reserve a court in advance. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | athletic field, field, playing area, playing field | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | badminton court, basketball court, handball court, piste, squash court, tennis court, volleyball court | ||
| 5. | Court (person) Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) | ||
| Synonyms | Margaret Court | ||
| Instance hypernym | tennis player | ||
| 6. | court (group) the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince | ||
| Synonyms | royal court | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cortege, entourage, retinue, suite | ||
| 7. | court (artifact) a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area | ||
| Synonyms | motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hotel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | motel | ||
| 8. | court (artifact) a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws | ||
| Synonyms | court of justice, court of law, lawcourt | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | court, judicature, tribunal | ||
| 9. | court (artifact) the residence of a sovereign or nobleman | ||
| Samples | The king will visit the duke's court. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | residence | ||
| 10. | court (artifact) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | ||
| Samples | The house was built around an inner court. | ||
| Synonyms | courtyard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | atrium, bailey, cloister, food court, forecourt, parvis | ||
| Part meronym | building, edifice | ||
| 11. | court (act) respectful deference | ||
| Samples | Pay court to the emperor. | ||
| Synonyms | homage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deference, respect | ||
English verb: court | |||
| 1. | court (social) make amorous advances towards | ||
| Samples | John is courting Mary. | ||
| Synonyms | romance, solicit, woo | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chase, chase after, display | ||
| 2. | court (social) seek someone's favor | ||
| Samples | China is wooing Russia. | ||
| Synonyms | woo | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| 3. | court (social) engage in social activities leading to marriage | ||
| Samples | We were courting for over ten years. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue court, Sam cannot court Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
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