ADJ.
english, miserable, next, public, supreme
The Supreme Court ruled that the new law was unconstitutional last month.
VERB + COURT
booked, brought, center, including, notice, playing, see, void
We booked a tennis court for Saturday afternoon at the local sports center.
COURT + NOUN
hampton, hotel, palace, privacy, school, segregation, solitude
The family decided to send their son to court school after he struggled in the public system.
PREP.
around, from, in, in, into, on, on
The case went to court last year but we finally won a settlement.
noun
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.
verb
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.
name
A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.
A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
noun — respectful deference
noun — an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
noun — a room in which a lawcourt sits
noun — a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one o
noun — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judici
verb — seek someone's favor
A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group of people which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, and often acts abusively or decides unjustly.
The Concordia Intelligencer says "several loafers were lynched in Natchez last week upon various charges instituted by the Kangaroo court.[…]" What is a Kangaroo court, neighbor?
It is someone's turn to do something; often making a decision.
Well there's not much more I can do, so the ball is in your court now.
To dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.
The claim that his dog wrote the poems was laughed out of court by publishers.
To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.
[T]his was one of the anterooms off the main throneroom in which the king was accustomed to hold court with his entire retinue.
The news media and the public at large, seen as being able to deliver a judgement on someone in the manner of a judge.
In the court of public opinion, the burden of proof clearly rests on the side of the Government to show that Microsoft has done anything illegal.
The girls were playing in the court.
WiktionaryAll 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.
WiktionaryGoldsmith took a garret in a miserable court.
WiktionaryHe was courting big new accounts that previous salesmen had not attempted.
WiktionaryOn 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 hav
WiktionaryGuilt and misery shrink, by a natural instinct, from public notice: they court privacy and solitude: and even in their choice of a grave will sometimes sequester themselves from the general population
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, court is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.