hose couplings [=couplers]
the couplings between railroad cars
erotic/illicit couplings
a/the coupling of literature and science
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cou|pling — «KUHP lihng», noun. 1. the act or process of joining together: »The coupling and uncoupling of railroad cars usually requires an engine. 2. a device for joining together parts of machinery, such as the ends of shafts, especially in order to… … Useful english dictionary
pling — cou·pling; rip·pling·ly; crip·pling·ly; … English syllables
cou — ab·cou·lomb; ac·cou·cheur; ac·cou·ple·ment; ac·cou·tre; ac·cou·tre·ment; bar·ra·cou·ta; cou·cal; cou·ché; cou·chee; cou·dière; cou·ette; cou·gar; cou·gnar; cou·lé; cou·lee; cou·lée; cou·leur; cou·lier; cou·lisse; cou·loir; cou·lomb;… … English syllables
ac|cou´ple|ment — ac|cou|ple «uh KUHP uhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. Obsolete. to join; couple. ╂[< Old French accoupler < Vulgar Latin accōpulāre < Latin ad to + cōpula bond] –ac|cou´ple|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
ac|cou|ple — «uh KUHP uhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. Obsolete. to join; couple. ╂[< Old French accoupler < Vulgar Latin accōpulāre < Latin ad to + cōpula bond] –ac|cou´ple|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
de|cou|ple — «dih KUHP uhl», verb, pled, pling. –v.t. 1. to separate or split up: »... America was “decoupling” its own defense from that of NATO (New York Times). 2. to reduce the shock waves of (a nuclear explosion) by detonating underground. –v.i. 1. to… … Useful english dictionary
un|cou|ple — «uhn KUHP uhl», transitive verb, intransitive verb, pled, pling. to disconnect; unfasten … Useful english dictionary
coupling — cou·pling … English syllables
coupling — cou|pling [ kʌplıŋ ] noun 1. ) count an object used for joining two things together a ) usually singular a combination of two things 2. ) count or uncount LITERARY sexual activity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
coupling — cou•pling [[t]ˈkʌp lɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of one that couples 2) mac a device for joining two rotating shafts semipermanently at their ends so as to transmit torque from one to the other 3) rai coupler 3) 4) elm a) the association of two circuits … From formal English to slang
