court
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1.1
- noun
- /kɔrt/
:
pista
- Such practice, Bradley said, gives you, on a basketball court, "a sense of where you are."
- tennis court
- basketball court
- home court
You have like Wimbledon, like grass courts and it's a whole another thing.
- You have like Wimbledon, like grass courts and it's a whole another thing.
- And so this kind of game evolved in these different courts going back thousands of years.
- This is the closest I will ever get to being on center court of a great NCAA team.
- They had dining halls, kitchens, farms, baths, libraries, ball courts, theaters, and more.
- Like once you once you get to basketball court stadium, what do you call that?
- I just want people to think about the guys off the court or off the court.
- Pool, the basketball court, basketball court, a movie theater.
- You really don't see the off the field, off the court situation.
Examples
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In the school, there was a tennis court and the fig tree was still there.
Academic text (1995) -
Junior training sessions will now take place on court six.
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This is the closest I will ever get to being on center court of a great NCAA team.
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I could race down the court dribbling the ball without having to watch it.
Fiction book (1990) -
They started out on the basketball court, but now...
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We built a squash court.
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The outside basketball courts were near the tennis courts, sometimes as near as 40 yards.
Academic text (1995) -
Ross is playing a game of full-court basketball with some other officers.
Fiction book (1992) -
Specifically, eight outdoor basketball courts were available, second only to the number of handball courts.
Academic text (2012) -
After school, I would go to the basketball court and just practice my shots.
Synonyms
713
1.0
An area marked for playing sports like soccer
41
1.4
A flat area marked with lines and a net where people play tennis
34
2.6
An area of ground marked for playing sports like soccer
31
1.4
An indoor or outdoor area marked with lines for playing basketball
11
3.0
The place where a sports team plays its own games for local fans
5
1.5
An area of land prepared and marked for playing sports
3
2.7
An indoor room with four walls where people play squash
1
1.4
A marked area with a net where people play volleyball
1
3.1
An indoor or outdoor playing area with walls for handball
1
1.8
An area marked and prepared for sports, like a field or court
1
2.1
An area marked for playing badminton with a net in the middle
1
9.9
A building used for playing jai alai or pelota
1
4.0
The area of a game where the ball or puck moves
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.0
To reject something as silly and not take it seriously in places like a court or meeting
Compounds
656
3.1
The highest court in the United States that makes final decisions for all other courts
121
3.1
A court the national government uses to decide cases about laws for the whole country
- Formal
108
3.5
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
- UK
46
4.5
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
24
2.7
A place in a shopping mall with many stalls selling different foods around shared tables
- Formal
22
3.3
The highest court in the United States that decides important national cases and reviews lower court decisions
- Formal
18
5.0
A group of judges who review and can change decisions from lower courts
- Formal
15
7.5
Showing disrespect to a judge or refusing to obey a court order that can be punished
- Formal
10
4.9
A group of officers who try members of the armed forces for breaking their rules
- Literature
9
4.4
The public's opinion about a person or issue formed outside a legal trial
9
2.7
The highest court in the United States that decides important questions about the law for the whole country
8
4.2
The highest group of judges in a U.S. state who decide appeals about state law
- Formal
8
3.7
A court that ends marriages and decides matters like child custody and property
- Informal
6
8.8
An unfair trial that pretends to be legal and decides guilt beforehand
3
5.0
An international court that settles disputes between countries and gives advice on international law
- Formal
2
7.9
A person or group not in a case who gives information about the law to help the court decide
- Informal
2
5.1
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
A court that settles legal disputes between countries and gives legal advice to the United Nations
1
9.1
A secret United States court that allows electronic monitoring and searches for foreign intelligence
- Formal
1
5.7
A federal court that reviews cases from lower courts in a group of states
- Archaic
1
4.6
A lower court that handles minor crimes and sends serious cases to a higher court
- Formal
1
7.7
A military court that tries soldiers for less serious crimes, usually with three officers
A major American Civil War battle in May 1864 between Grant and Lee
A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution that made British troops leave
- Formal
A court that handles disputes about trusts and wills and can order someone to stop actions, not criminal cases
- Formal
A court set up by a written agreement to decide disputes about a town or group's rules
- Archaic
A former county court in England that heard serious criminal and civil trials
- Formal
A court that deals with fairness in legal cases, like trusts and estates
- Formal
A court that deals with family matters like custody, divorce, and child support
- Formal
A court that deals with family problems like divorce, child custody, and support
- Formal
A quick military trial held in the field for urgent offenses without the usual rules
A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution where the British army withdrew
- Archaic
A small roadside hotel or group of cabins where you can park near your room
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Etymology
Court comes from Latin cohors, meaning 'enclosure', and so a sports court is the marked or fenced area where you play a game. That is why we call the tennis or basketball playing area a 'court'.