court

Plural: courts

Noun

• an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
• a room in which a lawcourt sits
  • "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
• the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
• a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
  • "players had to reserve a court in advance"
• Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
• the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
• a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
• a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
• the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
  • "the king will visit the duke's court"
• an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
  • "the house was built around an inner court"
• respectful deference
  • "pay court to the emperor"
• 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.
• A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
• 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.
• A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
• 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 apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
• Royal society.
• The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
• Royal society.
• The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
• Royal society.
• Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
• Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
• The administration of law.
• The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
• The administration of law.
• The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
• The administration of law.
• An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
• The administration of law.
• The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
• The administration of law.
• The session of a judicial assembly.
• The administration of law.
• Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
• A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
• A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
• one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
• A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.

Verb

Verb Forms: courted, courting, courts

• To try to win the favor or affection of someone.
• make amorous advances towards
  • "John is courting Mary"
• seek someone's favor
• engage in social activities leading to marriage
  • "We were courting for over ten years"
• To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
• To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
• To try to win a commitment to marry from.
• To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
• To attempt to attract; to invite by attractions; to allure.
• To attempt to gain alliance with.
• To engage in activities intended to win affections.
• To engage in courtship behavior.

Examples

• At this time of year, you can see many animals courting.
• Each province in Canada has three courts: a provincial court, a superior court, and a court of appeals.
• He tried to court the triple word score, but his letters stubbornly refused to align.
• He was courting big new accounts that previous salesmen had not attempted.
• Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
• She courted controversy with her frank speeches.
• She's had a few beaus come courting.
• The bird was courting a potential mate by performing an elaborate dance.
• The court is now in session.
• The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
• The girls were playing in the court.
• The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
• The male Wilson's bird of paradise clears an area of rainforest to create a court in which to perform an elaborate mating dance.
• The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
• The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
• The shuttlecock landed outside the court.

Synonyms

court of justice, court of law, courtroom, courtyard, homage, judicature, lawcourt, Margaret Court, motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, romance, royal court, solicit, tourist court, tribunal, woo, address, allure, arrest, attract, beau, becharm, beckon, bedear, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, chase after, court, delight, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, make love, mesmerize, pitch woo, pull, pull in, put the moves on, seduce, sirenize, spark, spellbind, tempt, tole

Related Words

court-noué

Anagrams of court