Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in American Sign Language (ASL). The largest collection online.
How to sign: education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings
"he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes";
Similiar / Same: course of instruction, course of study, class
Categories: education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching
Within this category: adult education, art class, childbirth-preparation class, correspondence course, course of lectures, extension course, home study, industrial arts, orientation course, propaedeutic, refresher course, seminar, shop class, workshop
How to sign: as might be expected
"naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill";
Similiar / Same: naturally, of course
How to sign: a connected series of events or actions or developments
"the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available";
Similiar / Same: line
Categories: series
Within this category: stream
How to sign: move along, of liquids
"Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi";
See also: be due, flow from, overflow, well over, brim over, run over, overrun
Similiar / Same: flow, run, feed
Categories: move
Within this category: circulate, drain, eddy, flush, gutter, jet, pour, run down, seep, spill, stream, tide, trickle, waste
How to sign: 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";
Categories: facility, installation
Within this category: golf course, racetrack
How to sign: part of a meal served at one time
"she prepared a three course meal";
Categories: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals