court
/ˈkɔɹt/
Frequency: 5.41 in modern English
Meaning
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.
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.
Australian usage; American usage
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.
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.
noun
noun
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Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court."
- "The noblemen visited the queen in her court."
- "This our court, infected with their manners, / Shows like a riotous inn."
- "Meronym: royal household"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɔɹt/
- British English: /ˈkɔːt/
Usage
- Australian usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Sports, People.