| NOUN | artifact | coupling, yoke | a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together |
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| artifact | coupling, coupler | a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | |
| act | coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes |
| Sounds | kah'plihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together. | |
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| Synonym | yoke | |
| Broader | connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective | An instrumentality that connects |
| Spanish | yugo | |
| Catalan | jou | |
| Verbs | couple | bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
| Meaning | A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects. | |
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| Synonym | coupler | |
| Narrower | clevis | A coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling |
| clutch | A coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism | |
| fluid drive | An automotive power coupling | |
| swivel | A coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin | |
| turnbuckle | An oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension | |
| universal joint, universal | coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions | |
| Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
| Spanish | acoplador, acoplamiento | |
| Catalan | acoblador, acoblament | |
| Verbs | couple | link together |
| Meaning | The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes. | |
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| Example | "the casual couplings of adolescents" | |
| Synonyms | mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union | |
| Narrower | assortative mating | mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating |
| disassortative mating | mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar / dissimilar / dissimilar than likely in random mating | |
| hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | |
| inbreeding | The act of mating closely related individuals | |
| servicing, service | The act of mating by male animals | |
| Broader | sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity | Activities associated with sexual intercourse |
| Spanish | acoplamiento, apareamiento, emparejamiento, monta, unión | |
| Catalan | acoblament, aparellament, apariament | |
| Verbs | couple | engage in sexual intercourse |
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