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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | yard, garden of building |
| Synonyms: | cloister, close, compass, courtyard, curtilage, enclosure, forum, patio, piazza, plaza, quad, quadrangle, square, street |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | judicial system |
| Synonyms: | bar, bench, court of justice, forum, judge, justice, kangaroo court, law court, magistrate, seat of judgment, session, tribunal |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building for legal proceedings |
| Synonyms: | bar, bench, city hall, county courthouse, courthouse, courtroom, federal building, hall of justice, justice building, law court, municipal building, tribunal |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wooing |
| Synonyms: | address, attention, homage, love, respects, suit |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fawn over, pay attention to |
| Synonyms: | allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question, praise, propose, pursue, run after, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | attract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw attention |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | repel, repulse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal system |
| Synonyms: | attorneys, barristers, bench, counsel, counselors, court, courtroom, dock, judgment, judiciary, jurists, law, law court, law practice, lawyers, legal profession, solicitors, tribunal |
| Main Entry: | bench |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of judges |
| Synonyms: | court, courtroom, judiciary, magistrate, the bar, tribunal, your honors |
| Main Entry: | brave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure bad situation |
| Synonyms: | bear, beard, challenge, confront, court, dare, defy, face, face off, fly in the face of, go through, outdare, risk, stand up to, suffer, support, take on, venture, withstand |
| Antonyms: | break down, capitulate, complain, dodge, fear, give up, hide, run away, skip |
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