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course vs action

action vs course

course and action both are nouns.

course and action both are verbs.

course is an adverb but action is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
course Yes No Yes Yes
action Yes No Yes No
As nouns, action is a hypernym of course; that is, action is a word with a broader meaning than course:
  • course: a mode of action
  • action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)
course (noun) action (noun)
a mode of action the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport something done (usually as opposed to something said)
(construction) a layer of masonry a military engagement
part of a meal served at one time an act by a government body or supranational organization
a connected series of events or actions or developments the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
a body of students who are taught together In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
general line of orientation the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
a line or route along which something travels or moves the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active
course (verb) action (verb)
hunt with hounds put in effect
move along, of liquids institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
move swiftly through or over
course (adverb) action (adverb)
as might be expected
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