courts
UK/kɔːts//kɔɹts/
courts is the plural of court.
courts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of court.
Meaning of court
Noun
court (plural courts)
- 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.
- A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- Meronym: royal household
Proper noun capitalized: Courts
Courts
- A surname.
Phrases with courts
- law courts
- apex courts
- auto courts
- base courts
- clay courts
- food courts
- hard courts
- high courts
- moot courts
- palm courts
- show courts
- suit courts
78 more phrasesFewer phrases
- baron courts
- basse courts
- blitz courts
- civil courts
- courts baron
- deuce courts
- grass courts
- labor courts
- lower courts
- motor courts
- night courts
- trial courts
- youth courts
- appeal courts
- county courts
- courts of law
- equity courts
- family courts
- forest courts
- labour courts
- police courts
- squash courts
- tennis courts
- appeals courts
- charter courts
- circuit courts
- courts in banc
- courts in bank
- courts martial
- Courts of Aids
- Diplock courts
- mustang courts
- plenary courts
- probate courts
- quarter courts
- service courts
- supreme courts
- tourist courts
- trailer courts
- chancery courts
- courts of honor
- inferior courts
- juvenile courts
- kangaroo courts
- manorial courts
- national courts
- orphan's courts
- orphans' courts
- stannary courts
- superior courts
- appellate courts
- badminton courts
- courts bouillons
- courts customary
- courts of appeal
- courts of equity
- courts of honour
- courts of record
- courts of regard
- drum-head courts
- quarterly courts
- surrogate courts
- basketball courts
- courts of appeals
- courts of justice
- Nightingale courts
- prerogative courts
- subordinate courts
- courts of cassation
- magistrates' courts
- small claims courts
- administrative courts
- constitutional courts
- courts of last resort
- courts of world opinion
- courts of first instance
- courts of public opinion
- courts of second instance
Words that rhyme with courts
Questions about courts
- What does courts mean?
- Courts means a surname.
- What is courts the plural of?
- Courts is the plural of court.
- What part of speech is courts?
- Courts is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce courts?
- Courts is pronounced /kɔɹts/ (US).
Words near courts in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: courts (page history and authors); Courts (page history and authors); court (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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