court

court
n
1. courtyard, yard, enclosure, close, quadrangle, Inf. quad, Fort. parade; peristyle, patio, veranda, cloister; square, plaza, esplanade, It. piazza, Fr. place.
2. lane, way, drive, circle; alley, row, Chiefly Brit. mews, Chiefly Brit. terrace; road, avenue, street.
3. palace, mansion, castle, chateau, royal residence; hall, manor house.
4. retinue, cortege, train, entourage; suite, staff, royal household, attendants.
5. attention, homage, deference, respects, regards; amenities, urbanities, civilities, courtesies; address, courtship, wooing, attentions, blandishments, suit.
6. bench, bar, judiciary, judicature, judicatory; tribunal, forum, chancery; assizes, trial, session; Areopagus, King's Bench, Queen's Bench; Star Chamber, Inquisition.
v
7. curry favor with, flatter, cajole, coax, wheedle, blandish; fawn upon, toady, pander to, Inf. soft-soap, Inf. honey up; Inf. butter up, Inf. bootlick, Inf. apple-polish, Sl. brown-nose.
8. woo, address, pay addresses to, pay suit to, serenade, bill and coo, make love to, Archaic. sue; go with, keep company, go steady with; take out, date, Brit. walk out with.
9. invite, solicit, attract, draw; ask for, leave the door open to; induce, sway, prompt; provoke, whet, inspire, engender; make, motivate, actuate, generate; cause, lead to, elicit, bring on or about.

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  • Court — (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Court — 〈[kɔ:t] m. 6; Sp.; Tennis〉 Spielfeld (bei Tennisturnieren); →a. Centrecourt [engl.] * * * Court [kɔ:t ], der; s, s [engl. court, eigtl. = Hof < afrz. court, ↑ Cour] (Tennis) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • court — [kôrt] n. [OFr < VL curtis < L cohors (gen. cohortis), enclosed place: see COHORT] 1. a) an uncovered space wholly or partly surrounded by buildings or walls; courtyard b) a special section or area of a building, as a museum, somewhat like… …   English World dictionary

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  • court — court; court·li·ness; court·ling; court·man; court·ship; cross·court; court·ly; Court; …   English syllables

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