couple

nouns

a pair who associate with one another
"the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
couple, duet, duo, twosome
a pair of people who live together
"a married couple from Chicago"
couple, match, mates
a small indefinite number
"he's coming for a couple of days"
couple
is a type of (narrower)
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
two items of the same kind
brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
couple
domain category
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
"his favorite subject was physics"
natural philosophy, physics
is a type of (narrower)
a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
"units of nucleic acids"
building block, unit

verbs

bring two objects, ideas, or people together
"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"
couple, match, mate, pair, twin
is derived from
coupling
link together
"can we couple these proposals?"
couple, couple on, couple up
is derived from
coupler
is derived from
coupling
antonym
uncouple
form a pair or pairs
"The two old friends paired off"
couple, pair, pair off, partner off
engage in sexual intercourse
"Birds mate in the Spring"
copulate, couple, mate, pair
is derived from
coupling