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Noun
S:
(n)
court
,
tribunal
,
judicature
(an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)
S:
(n)
court
,
courtroom
(a room in which a lawcourt sits)
"television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
S:
(n)
court
,
royal court
(the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state)
S:
(n)
court
(a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played)
"players had to reserve a court in advance"
S:
(n)
Court
,
Margaret Court
(Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947))
S:
(n)
court
,
royal court
(the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince)
S:
(n)
motor hotel
,
motor inn
,
motor lodge
,
tourist court
,
court
(a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area)
S:
(n)
court
,
lawcourt
,
court of law
,
law court
,
court of justice
(a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws)
S:
(n)
court
(the residence of a sovereign or nobleman)
"the king will visit the duke's court"
S:
(n)
court
,
courtyard
(an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings)
"the house was built around an inner court"
S:
(n)
court
,
homage
(respectful deference)
"pay court to the emperor"
Verb
S:
(v)
woo
,
court
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romance
,
solicit
(make amorous advances towards)
"John is courting Mary"
S:
(v)
woo
,
court
(seek someone's favor)
"China is wooing Russia"
S:
(v)
court
(engage in social activities leading to marriage)
"We were courting for over ten years"