COUPLING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
   Synonym(s)
   • conjugation (what does conjugation mean?)
   • mating (what does mating mean?)
   • pairing (what does pairing mean?)
   • sexual union (what does sexual union mean?)
   • union (what does union mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the casual couplings of adolescents
   • the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
   Hypernyms(s) coupling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sexual activity (what does sexual activity mean?)
   • sexual practice (what does sexual practice mean?)
   • sex (what does sex mean?)
   • sex activity (what does sex activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • assortative mating (what does assortative mating mean?)
   • disassortative mating (what does disassortative mating mean?)
   • hybridization (what does hybridization mean?)
   • hybridisation (what does hybridisation mean?)
   • crossbreeding (what does crossbreeding mean?)
   • crossing (what does crossing mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • interbreeding (what does interbreeding mean?)
   • hybridizing (what does hybridizing mean?)
   • inbreeding (what does inbreeding mean?)
   • servicing (what does servicing mean?)
   • service (what does service mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conjugate (what does conjugate mean?)
   • copulate (what does copulate mean?)
   • mate (what does mate mean?)
   • pair (what does pair mean?)
   • couple (what does couple mean?)
   • copulate (what does copulate mean?)
   • mate (what does mate mean?)
   • pair (what does pair mean?)
   • couple (what does couple mean?)
   • copulate (what does copulate mean?)
   • mate (what does mate mean?)
   • pair (what does pair mean?)
   • couple (what does couple mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
   Synonym(s)
   • coupler (what does coupler mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) coupling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mechanical device (what does mechanical device mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • clevis (what does clevis mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   • fluid drive (what does fluid drive mean?)
   • swivel (what does swivel mean?)
   • universal joint (what does universal joint mean?)
   • universal (what does universal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • couple (what does couple mean?)
   • couple on (what does couple on mean?)
   • couple up (what does couple up mean?)
   • couple (what does couple mean?)
   • couple on (what does couple on mean?)
   • couple up (what does couple up mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
   Synonym(s)
   • yoke (what does yoke mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) coupling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • connection (what does connection mean?)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   • connector (what does connector mean?)
   • connecter (what does connecter mean?)
   • connective (what does connective mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • match (what does match mean?)
   • mate (what does mate mean?)
   • couple (what does couple mean?)
   • pair (what does pair mean?)
   • twin (what does twin mean?)
   • yoke (what does yoke mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • yoke (what does yoke mean?)