coupling, n.
(couplings)
freq. cnt. 2
(couplings)
freq. cnt. 2
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
coupling yoke
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the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
conjugation coupling mating pairing sexual union union
sample sentences
"the casual couplings of adolescents""the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
<noun.artifact>
coupler coupling
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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