Couple vs. Item — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Couple and Item
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Couple
Two people or things of the same sort considered together
A couple of girls were playing marbles
Item
A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series.
Couple
Two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually
In three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged
A honeymoon couple
Item
A clause of a document, such as a bill or charter.
Couple
An indefinite small number
Clean the stains with a couple squirts dishwashing liquid
He hoped she'd be better in a couple of days
We got some eggs—would you like a couple?
Just a couple more questions
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Item
An entry in an account.
Couple
Link or combine (something) with something else
A sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss
Item
A bit of information; a detail.
Couple
Mate or have sexual intercourse
As middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often
Item
A short piece in a newspaper or magazine.
Couple
Two items of the same kind; a pair.
Item
A romantically involved couple
"[They] soon began seeing each other ... and were an item for a year and a half." (Peter J. Boyer).
Couple
Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
Item
Also; likewise. Used to introduce each article in an enumeration or list.
Couple
Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
Item
To record, especially in an itemized list.
Couple
Two people together.
Item
A distinct physical object.
Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
Couple
(Informal) A few; several
A couple of days.
Item
An object that can be picked up for later use.
Couple
(Physics) A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.
Item
A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
The items in a bill
In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
Couple
To link together; connect
Coupled her refusal with an explanation.
Item
(psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.
Couple
(Electricity) To link (two circuits or currents), as by magnetic induction.
Item
A matter for discussion in an agenda.
The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
Couple
(Archaic) To join together in marriage; marry.
Item
(informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
Jack and Jill are an item.
Couple
To form pairs; join.
Item
A short article in a newspaper.
An item concerning the weather
Couple
To unite sexually; have sexual intercourse.
Item
(obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
Couple
To join chemically.
Item
(India) item girl
Couple
Two or few
"Every couple years the urge strikes, to ... haul off to a new site" (Garrison Keillor).
Item
(transitive) To make a note of.
Couple
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
A couple of police officers appeared at the door.
Item
Likewise
Couple
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
Item
Also; as an additional article.
Couple
(informal) A small number.
Item
An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill; he picked up four items at the drug store.
Couple
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
Item
A hint; an innuendo.
A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . . to absent themselves.
Couple
(physics) A turning effect created by forces that sum to zero in magnitude but produce a non-zero external torque.
Item
A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather.
Couple
(architecture) A couple-close.
Item
A topic or piece of information having the salacious character of gossip, especially a romantic relation between two people; as, I hear that the boss and his new secretary are an item.
Couple
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
Item
To make a note or memorandum of.
I have itemed it in my memory.
Couple
Two or (a) small number of.
Item
A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list;
He noticed an item in the New York Times
She had several items on her shopping list
The main point on the agenda was taken up first
Couple
Two or a few, a small number of.
A couple fewer people show up every week.
I'll be there in a couple minutes.
Item
A whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection;
They reduced the price on many items
Couple
(transitive) To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Now the conductor will couple the train cars.
I've coupled our system to theirs.
Item
A small part that can be considered separately from the whole;
It was perfect in all details
Couple
To join in wedlock; to marry.
Item
An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;
Several of the details are similar
A point of information
Couple
(intransitive) To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
Item
An individual instance of a type of symbol;
The word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
Couple
(transitive) To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.
Item
(used when listing or enumerating items) also;
A length of chain, item a hook
Couple
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs in couples; they should be of the same size and humor.
I'll go in couples with her.
Couple
Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a couple.
[Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled.
Couple
A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.
Such were our couple, man and wife.
Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league.
Couple
See Couple-close.
Couple
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; - called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
Couple
Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
Couple
To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.
Couple
To join in wedlock; to marry.
A parson who couples all our beggars.
Couple
To come together as male and female; to copulate.
Couple
A small indefinite number;
He's coming for a couple of days
Couple
A pair of people who live together;
A married couple from Chicago
Couple
A pair who associate with one another;
The engaged couple
An inseparable twosome
Couple
Two items of the same kind
Couple
Something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
Couple
Bring two objects, ideas, or people together;
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
Couple
Link together;
Can we couple these proposals?
Couple
Form a pair or pairs;
The two old friends paired off
Couple
Make love;
Birds mate in the Spring
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