Course vs. Cause
Difference Between Course and Cause
Coursenoun
A sequence of events.
The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.Causenoun
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.Coursenoun
A normal or customary sequence.
Causenoun
Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
There is no cause for alarm.''The end of the war was a cause for celebration.Coursenoun
A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
Causenoun
(countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
Coursenoun
Any ordered process or sequence or steps.
Causenoun
(obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
Coursenoun
A learning program, as in a school.
I need to take a French course.Causenoun
Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
Coursenoun
A treatment plan.
Causenoun
A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
Coursenoun
A stage of a meal.
We offer seafood as the first course.Causeverb
To set off an event or action.
The lightning caused thunder.Coursenoun
The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
We offer seafood as the first course.Causeverb
To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.Coursenoun
The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
Causeverb
To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
Coursenoun
A path that something or someone moves along.
His illness ran its course.Causenoun
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something;
they are trying to determine the cause of the crashCoursenoun
The itinerary of a race.
The cross-country course passes the canal.Causenoun
a justification for something existing or happening;
he had no cause to complainthey had good reason to rejoiceCoursenoun
A racecourse.
Causenoun
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
he supported populist campaignsthey worked in the cause of world peacethe team was ready for a drive toward the pennantthe movement to end slaverycontributed to the war effortCoursenoun
The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
Causenoun
any entity that causes events to happen
Coursenoun
(sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
Causenoun
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
the family brought suit against the landlordCoursenoun
(golf) A golf course.
Causeverb
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;
cause a commotionmake a stircause an accidentCoursenoun
(nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.Causeverb
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
The ads induced me to buy a VCRMy children finally got me to buy a computerMy wife made me buy a new sofaCoursenoun
(navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.Coursenoun
(nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.Coursenoun
Menses.
Coursenoun
A row or file of objects.
Coursenoun
(masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day.Coursenoun
(roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
Coursenoun
(textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
Coursenoun
(music) A string on a lute.
Coursenoun
(music) A pair of strings played together in some musical instruments, like the vihuela.
Courseverb
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
The oil coursed through the engine.Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.Courseverb
To run through or over.
Courseverb
To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
Courseverb
To cause to chase after or pursue game.
to course greyhounds after deerCourseadverb
(colloquial) lang=en
Coursenoun
education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings;
he took a course in basket weavingflirting is not unknown in college classesCoursenoun
a connected series of events or actions or developments;
the government took a firm coursehistorians can only point out those lines for which evidence is availableCoursenoun
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport;
the course had only nine holesthe course was less than a mileCoursenoun
a mode of action;
if you persist in that course you will surely failonce a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take placeCoursenoun
a line or route along which something travels or moves;
the hurricane demolished houses in its paththe track of an animalthe course of the riverCoursenoun
general line of orientation;
the river takes a southern coursethe northeastern trend of the coastCoursenoun
part of a meal served at one time;
she prepared a three course mealCoursenoun
(construction) a layer of masonry;
a course of bricksCourseverb
move swiftly through or over;
ships coursing the AtlanticCourseverb
move along, of liquids;
Water flowed into the cavethe Missouri feeds into the MississippiCourseverb
hunt with hounds;
He often courses haresCourseadverb
as might be expected;
naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
