coupling
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(noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" |
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Synonyms: conjugation, mating, pairing, sexual union, union |
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Related Words: assortative mating, cross, crossbreeding, crossing, disassortative mating, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, inbreeding, interbreeding, service, servicing, sex, sex activity, sexual activity |
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(noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects |
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Synonyms: coupler |
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Related Words: clutch, fluid drive, mechanical device, swivel, universal, universal joint |
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(noun) connects two things so they move together |
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Synonyms: yoke |
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Related Words: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion |
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