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COUPLINGS Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word couplings. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word couplings. (close relations)
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union
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of trade unions

noun

• an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

• the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• the state of being joined or united or linked

• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

• healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones

• a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

• the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts

• a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)

• the act of making or becoming a single unit

adjective satellite

• being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

attachment
nounn
noun

• a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

• a supplementary part or accessory

• a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

• a connection that fastens things together

• faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

• the act of attaching or affixing something

• the act of fastening things together

bond
verb, nounv, n
noun

• United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)

• an electrical force linking atoms

• British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

• a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a connection that fastens things together

• a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

• the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

verb

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• issue bonds on

• bring together in a common cause or emotion

connection
nounn
noun

• a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

• the state of being connected

• an instrumentality that connects

• (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)

• the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

• a connecting shape

• a supplier (especially of narcotics)

• shifting from one form of transportation to another

• the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

coupling
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

• a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

fastening
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the act of fastening things together

join
verbv
noun

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

verb

• become part of; become a member of a group or organization

• cause to become joined or linked

• come into the company of

• make contact or come together

• be or become joined or united or linked

junction
nounn
noun

• the place where two or more things come together

• the state of being joined together

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• something that joins or connects

• an act of joining or adjoining things

knot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a tight cluster of people or things

• any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

• a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged

• (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

• something twisted and tight and swollen

• soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

• a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere

verb

• make into knots; make knots out of

• tie or fasten into a knot

• tangle or complicate

link
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the means of connection between things linked in series

• a fastener that serves to join or connect

• the state of being connected

• a connecting shape

• a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

• (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

• a channel for communication between groups

• a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

• an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

verb

• make a logical or causal connection

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• be or become joined or united or linked

• link with or as with a yoke

splice
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

• joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

verb

• join the ends of

• perform a marriage ceremony

• join together so as to form new genetic combinations

• join by interweaving strands

tie
verb, nounv, n
noun

• neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

• a social or business relationship

• equality of score in a contest

• a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating

• a fastener that serves to join or connect

• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

• (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

• one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

• a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied

verb

• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

• limit or restrict to

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• form a knot or bow in

• create social or emotional ties

• perform a marriage ceremony

• make by tying pieces together

• unite musical notes by a tie

conjugation
nounn
noun

• the state of being joined together

• the inflection of verbs

• the complete set of inflected forms of a verb

• a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• the act of making or becoming a single unit

coupler
nounn
noun

• a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

dependency
nounn
noun

• the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

• being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

• a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

mating
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

pairing
nounn
noun

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• the act of grouping things or people in pairs

yoke
verb, nounv, n
noun

• fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

• an oppressive power

• two items of the same kind

• a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke

• support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

• a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

• stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

verb

• become joined or linked together

• link with or as with a yoke

• put a yoke on or join with a yoke

sexual union
nounn
noun

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

Best Hypernyms For COUPLINGS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for couplings, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
connecter connection connective connector connexion links affiliations attachments bonds connections joinings junctions relationships ties unions
Phrases (4)
mechanical devicesex activitysexual activitysexual practice

Alternatives for UNION

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