court
1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business (Freq. 42)
• Syn:
tribunal, judicature
• Hypernyms:
assembly
• Hyponyms:
lawcourt, court of law, court of justice, 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
• Member Meronyms:
jury
• Part Meronyms:
Bench
2. a room in which a lawcourt sits (Freq. 5)
- television cameras were admitted in the courtroom
• Syn:
courtroom
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
room
• Part Holonyms:
courthouse
• Part Meronyms:
bar, bench, jury box, witness box, witness stand
3. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
royal court
• Derivationally related forms:
courtly
• Hypernyms:
government, authorities, regime
• Hyponyms:
Court of Saint James's, Porte, Sublime Porte
4. a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played (Freq. 2)
- players had to reserve a court in advance
• Hypernyms:
playing field, athletic field, playing area, field
• Hyponyms:
badminton court, basketball court, handball court, piste, squash court,
tennis court, volleyball court
5. the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
• Syn:
royal court
• Derivationally related forms:
courtly
• Hypernyms:
cortege, retinue, suite, entourage
6. a hotel for motorists;
provides direct access from rooms to parking area
• Syn:
motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court
• Hypernyms:
hotel
• Hyponyms:
motel
7. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
• Syn:
lawcourt, court of law, court of justice
• Hypernyms:
tribunal, judicature
8. the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
- the king will visit the duke's court
• Derivationally related forms:
courtly
• Hypernyms:
residence
9. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- the house was built around an inner court
• Syn:
courtyard
• Hypernyms:
area
• Hyponyms:
atrium, bailey, cloister, food court, forecourt, parvis
• Part Holonyms:
building, edifice
10. respectful deference
- pay court to the emperor
• Syn:
homage
• Hypernyms:
deference, respect
1. make amorous advances towards (Freq. 5)
- John is courting Mary
• Syn:
woo, romance, solicit
• Derivationally related forms:
romance (for: romance), courting, wooer (for: woo), wooing (for: woo)
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Hyponyms:
chase, chase after, display
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. seek someone's favor (Freq. 1)
- China is wooing Russia
• Syn:
woo
• Derivationally related forms:
wooer (for: woo)
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. engage in social activities leading to marriage
- We were courting for over ten years
• Derivationally related forms:
courting
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam and Sue court
- Sam cannot court Sue
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