COURT

5 letters 7 Scrabble points

Definition of COURT

noun

  1. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

    "The girls were playing in the court."

  2. (social) Royal society.

  3. Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone

verb

  1. To seek to achieve or win.

    "He was courting big new accounts that previous salesman had not attempted."

  2. To risk (a consequence, usually negative).

    "He courted controversy with his frank speeches."

  3. To try to win a commitment to marry from.

Related words: charm entrance romance solicit

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C O U R T
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of COURT

Words that use the same letters:

CROUT TURCO

Words Containing "COURT"

ACCOURT AGINCOURT ANTECOURT ANTICOURT ANTICOURTIER BACKCOURT BACKCOURTMAN BASECOURT BELCOURT BETANCOURT BETTENCOURT BITTENCOURT COURTAGE COURTAL COURTBY COURTBRED COURTCRAFT COURTED COURTELLE COURTENAY

Words Starting with "COURT"

COURTAGE COURTAL COURTBY COURTBRED COURTCRAFT COURTED COURTELLE COURTENAY COURTENEY COURTEOUS COURTEOUSLY COURTEOUSNESS COURTEPY COURTER COURTERS COURTESAN COURTESANRY COURTESANS COURTESANSHIP COURTESY

Words Ending with "COURT"

ACCOURT AGINCOURT ANTECOURT ANTICOURT BACKCOURT BASECOURT BELCOURT BETANCOURT BETTENCOURT BITTENCOURT CROSSCOURT DECOURT DELACOURT DISCOURT DOWNCOURT FORECOURT FRONTCOURT GONCOURT GRAYCOURT HARCOURT