Couple vs. Single
Couplenoun
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
Couplenoun
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
Couplenoun
(informal) A small number.
Couplenoun
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
Couplenoun
(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.
Couplenoun
(architecture) A couple-close.
Couplenoun
(obsolete) That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
Coupleadjective
Two or (a) small number of.
Coupledeterminer
Two or a few, a small number of.
Coupleverb
(transitive) To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Coupleverb
To join in wedlock; to marry.
Coupleverb
(intransitive) To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
Couplenoun
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
Couplenoun
Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
Couplenoun
A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.
Couplenoun
See Couple-close.
Couplenoun
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; - called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
Couplenoun
Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
Coupleverb
To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
Coupleverb
To join in wedlock; to marry.
Coupleverb
To come together as male and female; to copulate.
Couplenoun
a small indefinite number;
Couplenoun
a pair of people who live together;
Couplenoun
a pair who associate with one another;
Couplenoun
two items of the same kind
Couplenoun
something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
Coupleverb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together;
Coupleverb
link together;
Coupleverb
form a pair or pairs;
Coupleverb
make love;
Couplenoun
two people or things of the same sort considered together
Couplenoun
a pair of partners in a dance or game.
Couplenoun
a pair of hunting dogs.
Couplenoun
two collars joined together and used for holding hounds together.
Couplenoun
a pair of rafters.
Couplenoun
a pair of equal and parallel forces acting in opposite directions, and tending to cause rotation about an axis perpendicular to the plane containing them.
Couplenoun
two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually
Couplenoun
an indefinite small number
Coupleverb
link or combine (something) with something else
Coupleverb
connect (a railway vehicle or a piece of equipment) to another
Coupleverb
connect (two electrical components) using electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or an optical link
Coupleverb
join to form a pair
Coupleverb
mate or have sexual intercourse
Singleadjective
Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
Singleadjective
Not divided in parts.
Singleadjective
Designed for the use of only one.
Singleadjective
Performed by one person, or one on each side.
Singleadjective
Not married or (in modern times) not involved in a romantic relationship without being married or not dating anyone exclusively.
Singleadjective
(botany) Having only one rank or row of petals.
Singleadjective
(obsolete) Simple and honest; sincere, without deceit.
Singleadjective
Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
Singleadjective
(obsolete) Simple; foolish; weak; silly.
Singlenoun
(music) A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
Singlenoun
(music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
Singlenoun
One who is not married.
Singlenoun
(cricket) A score of one run.
Singlenoun
(baseball) A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
Singlenoun
(dominoes) A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.
Singlenoun
A bill valued at $1.
Singlenoun
(UK) A one-way ticket.
Singlenoun
(Canadian football) A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone. Officially known in the rules as a rouge.
Singlenoun
A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.
Singlenoun
One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
Singlenoun
A handful of gleaned grain.
Singleverb
To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out.
Singleverb
(baseball) To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.
Singleverb
(agriculture) To thin out.
Singleverb
(of a horse) To take the irregular gait called singlefoot.
Singleverb
To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
Singleverb
To take alone, or one by one.
Singleadjective
One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.
Singleadjective
Alone; having no companion.
Singleadjective
Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman.
Singleadjective
Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.
Singleadjective
Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat.
Singleadjective
Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
Singleadjective
Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere.
Singleadjective
Simple; not wise; weak; silly.
Singleverb
To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate.
Singleverb
To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
Singleverb
To take alone, or one by one.
Singleverb
To take the irrregular gait called single-foot; - said of a horse. See Single-foot.
Singlenoun
A unit; one; as, to score a single.
Singlenoun
The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
Singlenoun
A handful of gleaned grain.
Singlenoun
A game with but one player on each side; - usually in the plural.
Singlenoun
A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only.
Singlenoun
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
Singlenoun
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number;
Singleverb
hit a one-base hit
Singleadjective
existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual;
Singleadjective
used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals;
Singleadjective
not married or related to the unmarried state;
Singleadjective
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing;
Singleadjective
having uniform application;
Singleadjective
not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective;
Singleadjective
involved two individuals;
Singleadjective
individual and distinct;
Singleadjective
only one; not one of several
Singleadjective
regarded as distinct from each other or others in a group
Singleadjective
even one (used for emphasis)
Singleadjective
designed or suitable for one person
Singleadjective
not accompanied by others; alone.
Singleadjective
unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship
Singleadjective
consisting of one part
Singleadjective
(of a ticket) valid for an outward journey only, not for the return
Singleadjective
(of a flower) having only one whorl of petals
Singleadjective
denoting an alcoholic drink that consists of one measure of spirits
Singleadjective
free from duplicity or deceit; ingenuous
Singlenoun
an individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.
Singlenoun
a short record or CD featuring one main song or track.
Singlenoun
people who are unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship
Singlenoun
a ticket that is valid only for an outward journey.
Singlenoun
a bedroom, especially in a hotel, that is suitable for one person.
Singlenoun
a single measure of spirits.
Singlenoun
a one-dollar note.
Singlenoun
a hit for one run.
Singlenoun
a hit which allows the batter to proceed safely to first base.
Singlenoun
(especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition for individual players, not pairs or teams.
Singlenoun
a system of change-ringing in which one pair of bells changes places at each round.
Singleverb
choose someone or something from a group for special treatment
Singleverb
thin out (seedlings or saplings)
Singleverb
reduce (a railway track) to a single line
Singleverb
hit a single
Singleverb
cause (a run) to be scored by hitting a single.
Singleverb
advance (a runner) by hitting a single.
