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couple
noun
verb
a pair who associate with one another
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- OUPL
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a pair who associate with one another
“the engaged couple”
noun
a pair of people who live together
“a married couple from Chicago”
noun
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
noun
two items of the same kind
noun
a small indefinite number
“he's coming for a couple of days”
verb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
“This fact is coupled to the other one”
verb
link together
“can we couple these proposals?”
verb
engage in sexual intercourse
“Birds mate in the spring”
verb
form a pair or pairs
“The two old friends paired off”
In context
Example Sentences
the engaged couple
an inseparable twosome
a married couple from Chicago
he's coming for a couple of days
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
can we couple these proposals?
Birds mate in the spring
The two old friends paired off
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