Court
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɔːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Court is a noun meaning (social) Royal society.
Meaning
(social) Royal society.
More Meanings
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- (law) The administration of law.
- (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- (ornithology) A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- (transitive) To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- (transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- 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.
Example Sentences
The girls were playing in the court.
The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court.
The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
Word Forms
- courts
- courting
- courted
Synonyms for court
Depending on context, synonyms include entice, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include courtyard, motel, woo, solicit, homage, courtroom.
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