Couple vs. Item
Difference Between Couple and Item
Couple➦
two people or things of the same sort considered together
a couple of girls were playing marbles
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Item➦
A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series.
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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
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Item➦
A clause of a document, such as a bill or charter.
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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.
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Couple➦
link or combine (something) with something else
a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss
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Item➦
A bit of information; a detail.
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Couple➦
mate or have sexual intercourse
as middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often
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Item➦
A short piece in a newspaper or magazine.
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Couple➦
Two items of the same kind; a pair.
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Item➦
A romantically involved couple
"[They] soon began seeing each other ... and were an item for a year and a half." (Peter J. Boyer).
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Couple➦
Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
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Item➦
Also; likewise. Used to introduce each article in an enumeration or list.
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Couple➦
Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
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Item➦
To record, especially in an itemized list.
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Couple➦
Two people together.
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Item➦
A distinct physical object.
Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
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Couple➦
(Informal) A few; several
a couple of days.
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Item➦
An object that can be picked up for later use.
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Couple➦
(Physics) A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.
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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.
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Couple➦
To link together; connect
coupled her refusal with an explanation.
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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.
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Couple➦
(Electricity) To link (two circuits or currents), as by magnetic induction.
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Item➦
A matter for discussion in an agenda.
The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
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Couple➦
(Archaic) To join together in marriage; marry.
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Item➦
(informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
Jack and Jill are an item.
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Couple➦
To form pairs; join.
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Item➦
A short article in a newspaper.
an item concerning the weather
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Couple➦
To unite sexually; have sexual intercourse.
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Item➦
(obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
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Couple➦
To join chemically.
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Item➦
(India) item girl
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Couple➦
Two or few
"Every couple years the urge strikes, to ... haul off to a new site" (Garrison Keillor).
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Item➦
(transitive) To make a note of.
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Couple➦
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
A couple of police officers appeared at the door.
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Item➦
likewise
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Couple➦
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
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Item➦
Also; as an additional article.
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Couple➦
(informal) A small number.
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Item➦
An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill; he picked up four items at the drug store.
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Couple➦
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
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Item➦
A hint; an innuendo.
A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . . to absent themselves.
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Couple➦
(physics) A turning effect created by forces that sum to zero in magnitude but produce a non-zero external torque.
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Item➦
A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather.
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Couple➦
(architecture) A couple-close.
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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.
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Couple➦
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
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Item➦
To make a note or memorandum of.
I have itemed it in my memory.
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Couple➦
Two or (a) small number of.
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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
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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.
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Item➦
a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection;
they reduced the price on many items
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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.
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Item➦
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole;
it was perfect in all details
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Couple➦
To join in wedlock; to marry.
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Item➦
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;
several of the details are similar
a point of information
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Couple➦
(intransitive) To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
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Item➦
an individual instance of a type of symbol;
the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
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Couple➦
(transitive) To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.
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Item➦
(used when listing or enumerating items) also;
a length of chain, item a hook
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Couple➦
See Couple-close.
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Couple➦
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; - called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
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Couple➦
Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
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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.
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Couple➦
To join in wedlock; to marry.
A parson who couples all our beggars.
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Couple➦
To come together as male and female; to copulate.
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Couple➦
a small indefinite number;
he's coming for a couple of days
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Couple➦
a pair of people who live together;
a married couple from Chicago
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Couple➦
a pair who associate with one another;
the engaged couple
an inseparable twosome
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Couple➦
two items of the same kind
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Couple➦
something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
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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
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Couple➦
link together;
can we couple these proposals?
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Couple➦
form a pair or pairs;
The two old friends paired off
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Couple➦
make love;
Birds mate in the Spring
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