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What is the noun for couples?

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couple

Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
(informal) A small number.
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
(physics) Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (and acting along parallel lines), thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.
(architecture) A couple-close.
(obsolete) That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
Synonyms:

pair, duo, twosome, dyad, twain, couplet, two, duology, duplet, doublet, duad, brace, twins, team, doubleton, deuce, doublets, match, set, set of two, two of a kind, two people, duet, double act, double, twin, tandem, super, combination, partnership, mates, combo, duality, tag-team, coupla, span, yoke, rig, two peas in a pod, lovers, partners, item, lovebirds, cohabitees, newlyweds, newly-weds, husband and wife … more

Examples:

“They pretended they were detectives in order to relieve a couple of crooks of their haul of stolen parachutes.”

“Congratulations are extended to the newly married couple and their families.”

“Only a couple of details still need to be resolved before we can proceed.”

coupler

(now rare) Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
(music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
Synonyms:

joint, link, connection, coupling, join, junction, juncture, bond, joining, tie, seam, intersection, jointure, knot, union, weld, splice, linkage, nexus, meeting, suture, interconnection, hinge, confluence, articulation, brace, bracket, node, vinculum, abutment, commissure, bridge, point, connector, yoke, junctive, blend, mixture, pairing, loop, interface, ring, ligament, network, fastening, relation, contact, cord, ligature, hitch … more

Examples:

“With the quick coupler, for instance, you can disconnect a bucket and use the lifting eye on the coupler as a hoisting device.”

“With such a coupler you can be confident that buying a new machine will not obsolete your old attachments.”

“A user-controlled shutter system determined which laser was directed at the coupler.”

coupling

act of joining together to form a couple
a device that couples two things together
(computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules
(electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them
(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
Synonyms:

connection, joint, junction, link, juncture, joining, tie, join, jointure, seam, connector, coupler, yoke, blend, mixture, pairing, union, bond, attachment, linking, fastening, intersection, suture, weld, linkage, hinge, connecting, network, hookup, unification, interface, interconnection, nexus, relation, combination, brace, consolidation, bracket, ligature, commissure, articulation, partnership, association, alliance, affixation, knot, binding, liaison, splice, concatenation … more

Examples:

“The coupling between the train cars was securely fastened to ensure a smooth ride.”

“They were caught in an intimate coupling when they thought they were alone in the room.”

“The successful coupling of two strong teams resulted in an unbeatable alliance in the competition.”

coupledom

The world or sphere of romantic couples.
The state of being a romantic couple.
Synonyms:

monogamy, commitment, faithfulness, fidelity, marriage

Examples:

“After the hurly-burly of London life, rural coupledom felt unbelievably peaceful.”

“Consider, for instance, the endless regulations and interdictions that provide the texture of domestic coupledom.”

“I don't think it's that hard to figure out why withdrawing into exclusive coupledom is unhealthy in the long run.”

couplement

(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair

couplehood

The state of being a romantic couple.

couplements

plural of couplement

coupledoms

plural of coupledom
Synonyms:

monogamies, commitments, faithfulnesses, fidelities, marriages

couplings

plural of coupling
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Deep in the ship's heart three small bombs went off, severing her main power couplings.”

“The spatial proximities between labels are determined by heteronuclear dipolar couplings, which are measured by rotational-echo double resonance.”

“Their research shows that the surfactant layer must be analyzed in terms of its vibrational couplings, rather than by ordinary heat conduction.”

couplers

plural of coupler
Synonyms:

joints, links, connection, couplings, joins, junctions, junctures, bonds, joinings, ties, seams, intersections, jointures, knots, union, welds, splices, linkage, nexuses, meeting, sutures, interconnection, hinges, confluences, articulation, braces, brackets, nodes, vincula, abutments, commissures, bridges, points, connectors, yokes, mixtures, blends, pairings, ligaments, fastenings, contact, hitches, sections, cords, rings, channels, ligature, networks, connectives, ligations … more

Examples:

“This company also makes use of quick couplers on its loaders, so the bucket can quickly be attached or removed from the loader.”

“The incorporation of a variable iris diaphragm into the optical couplers allows the power of the beams to be independently set.”

“This switching matrix has input ports, output ports and a passive optical core consisting of optical couplers.”

couples

plural of couple
Synonyms:

pairs, duos, twosomes, dyads, couplets, twos, duologies, duplets, doublets, duads, braces, teams, doubletons, deuces, matches, sets, two of a kind, duets, double acts, doubles, super, partnership, twins, tandems, items, combos, combinations, dualities, husbands and wives, sprinklings, handfuls, scatterings, smattering, smatters, sprinkles, dashes, trickles, dustings, bits, smidgens, pepperings, shakes, minority, spatterings, smidges, touch … more

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