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

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