court

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

The girls were playing in the court.

All round the cool green courts there ran a row / Of cloisters, branched like mighty woods, / Echoing all night to that sonorous flow / Of spouted fountain floods.

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

Royal society.

The noblemen visited the queen in her court.

This our court, infected with their manners, / Shows like a riotous inn.

To seek to achieve or win (a prize).

He was courting big new accounts that previous salesmen had not attempted.

On the contrary, they employed the brief respite that was left them in fortifying one another's courage, and in bearing testimony to the truth in so earnest a manner that they might almost seem to have courted the crown of martyrdom.

To risk (a consequence, usually negative).

She courted controversy with her frank speeches.

It is not unknown for hot axleboxes to fail completely and for wagons to become derailed as a result. Surely it is courting disaster to allow a train to proceed for up to seven miles with a defective vehicle before it can be brought to a halt?

To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

Near-synonyms: entice, allure; see also Thesaurus:allure

To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

If either of you both love Katharina […] / Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure.

To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

The bird was courting a potential mate by performing an elaborate dance.

At this time of year, you can see many animals courting.

A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.

A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.