coarse vs course | Common Errors in English

Coarse refers to an object composed of large parts or particles of inferior quality/appearance with a rough, blunt surface.

"His teacher described his character as coarse and unrefined."

Course could mean the flow or rush of blood or any other liquid. It also means a treatment plan or learning program in a school.

A. "I can feel your blood coursing through your veins."

B. "Gareth is offering only four courses this semester."

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a of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
coarse meal
coarse sand
a coarse weave
s lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
s of low or inferior quality or value
of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare

n education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
he took a course in basket weaving
n a connected series of events or actions or developments
the government took a firm course
n general line of orientation
the river takes a southern course
n a mode of action
if you persist in that course you will surely fail
once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place
n a line or route along which something travels or moves
the course of the river
n a body of students who are taught together
n part of a meal served at one time
she prepared a three course meal
n (construction) a layer of masonry
a course of bricks
n facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
the course had only nine holes
the course was less than a mile
v move swiftly through or over
v move along, of liquids
v hunt with hounds
He often courses hares
r as might be expected

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Course teaches self-defense techniques
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Certification course on no-trace camping offered
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coarse vs course : Common Errors in English