course vs trail

trail vs course

course and trail both are nouns.

course and trail both are verbs.

course is an adverb but trail is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
course	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
trail	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, trail is a hyponym of course; that is, trail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course:

course: a line or route along which something travels or moves
trail: a track or mark left by something that has passed

Other hyponyms of course include collision course, inside track, round, steps, belt, swath.

course (noun)	trail (noun)
a mode of action	a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings	evidence pointing to a possible solution
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport	a track or mark left by something that has passed
(construction) a layer of masonry
part of a meal served at one time
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves

course (verb)	trail (verb)
hunt with hounds	drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
move along, of liquids	hang down so as to drag along the ground
move swiftly through or over	go after with the intent to catch
	move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
	to lag or linger behind

course (adverb)	trail (adverb)
as might be expected

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