COUPLE vs SPAN: NOUN
- 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.
- A small number.
- Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
- One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
- See Couple-close.
- A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.
- Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
- That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
- Plural Association by twos; junction of two.
- Plural In carpentry, rafters framed together in pairs by means of a tie at or near their lower ends.
- In electricity, a pair of metallic plates in contact, used as a source of an electrical current, as in one of the cells of a voltaic battery (a voltaic couple), or in a thermo-electric battery (a thermo-electric couple). See electricity and thermo-electricity.
- A pair of forces, equal, parallel, and acting in opposite directions: they tend to make the body acted upon rotate.
- Specifically A man and woman associated together, whether by marriage or by betrothal, or accompanying each other on a given occasion, as at a party: as, a loving couple; a young couple.
- Two of the same class or kind connected or considered together; a brace: as, a couple of oranges; “a couple of shepherds,”
- In astronomy, a double star.
- A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.
- A few; several.
- Two people together.
- Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
- Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
- Two items of the same kind; a pair.
- A small indefinite number
- Two items of the same kind
- Something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
- A pair of people who live together
- A pair who associate with one another
- A large bolt driven through the forecastle deck, with a triangular shackle in the head to receive the heel of the old-fashioned fish davit.
- A common roof, having two slopes and one ridge, with eaves on both sides.
- A special kind of harpoon, usually secured just below the gunwale of a whaleboat.
- An old English child's game, in which one throws a counter on the ground, and another tries to hit it with his counter, or to get his counter so near it that he can span the space between them, and touch both the counters.
- Blocks at the topmast and topgallant-mast heads, for the studding-sail halyards.
- A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action.
- A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used.
- The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports.
- Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time.
- The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.
- In South Africa, two or more yokes of oxen or bullocks attached to a wagon or a plow.
- In the United States (from the original Dutch usage), a pair of horses or mules harnessed together; particularly, a pair of horses usually driven together, or matched for driving or work.
- Nautical, a rope fastened at both ends so that a purchase may be hooked to its bight; also, a double rope having thimbles attached between its two parts, used as a fair-leader for ropes.
- The hand with the fingers outspread, as for measuring or for grasping a handful of something.
- Figuratively, any short space or period'; a brief or limited extent or course; a relatively small measure of continuity.
- As a measure, originally, the extent between the tips of the thumb and little finger when stretched out: the oldest use of the word in English.
- Extent of stretch, physical or mental; distance over which anything may be extended; reach or grasp, as of the memory or of perception.
- A part or division of something between terminal points: as, a bridge of ten spans.
- The full extent or course over which anything is stretched or prolonged; the space or time covered or included between terminal points; entire reach from end to end or from side to side: as, the span of life; the span of a bridge.
- In mathematics, the span of a region in any direction is the width of a strip which is bounded by lines perpendicular to that direction, contains every internal point of the region, and has on each of its bounding lines at least one boundary point of the region; and the upper limit of these spans of the region in every direction is called the span.
- An archaic pretorit of spin.
- A pair of animals, such as oxen, matched as in size or color and driven as a team.
- A stretch of rope made fast at either end.
- A period of time.
- The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended, formerly used as a unit of measure equal to about 9 inches (23 centimeters).
- Something, such as a railroad trestle or bridge, that extends from one point to another.
- The section between two intermediate supports of a bridge.
- The distance between the tips of the wings of an airplane.
- The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth.
- Two items of the same kind
- A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- The act of sitting or standing astride
- The complete duration of something
- A unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
- The distance or interval between two points
COUPLE vs SPAN: ADJECTIVE
- Two or few.
- N/A
COUPLE vs SPAN: VERB
- Engage in sexual intercourse
- To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
- To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
- Make love
- Form a pair or pairs
- Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- Link together
- To cover or extend over an area or time period
COUPLE vs SPAN: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To come together as male and female; to copulate.
- To join chemically.
- To unite sexually; have sexual intercourse.
- To form pairs; join.
- To join together in marriage; marry.
- To link (two circuits or currents), as by magnetic induction.
- To link together; connect.
- To be matched, as horses.
COUPLE vs SPAN: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To join in wedlock; to marry.
- To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
- To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.
- To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch.
- To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object
- To measure in spans.
- To encircle or cover with the hand or hands.
- To extend across in space or time.
COUPLE vs SPAN: OTHER WORD TYPES
- In organ-playing, to be susceptible of connection by means of a coupler, as one key or keyboard with another.
- To embrace, as the sexes; copulate.
- In organ-playing, to connect by means of a coupler, as two keys or keyboards. See coupler .
- To marry; join together as husband and wife; unite in matrimony.
- To link or connect, as one thing with another; fasten together, especially in a pair or pairs; unite: as, to couple cars.
- (determiner) A small number of.
- Imp. & p. p. of spin.
- To be matched for running in harness; form a span: as, the horses span well.
- To measure off or mark distances from point to point; make distinct stretches in going, as a span-worm or measuring-worm does.
- To shackle the legs of, as a horse; hobble.
- Nautical, to confine with ropes: as, to span the booms.
- To cock by the use of a spanner, as a wheellock musket or pistol.
- To make a stretch or reach along, over, or around; measure or cover the span of; grasp; specifically, to measure or encompass with the hand, the little finger and thumb being extended as far as possible: as, to span a stream with a log or a bridge; to span a person's wrist.
- To stretch from side to side or from end to end of; extend over or across; continue through or over the extent of.
- To stretch or spread out; extend in continuity; give extent to.
- To harness (a horse, etc.) to a vehicle; inspan; furnish (a vehicle) with animals to draw (it).
- Wholly; entirely; freshly: as, my hands are span clean (sometimes spandy clean).
COUPLE vs SPAN: RELATED WORDS
- Doubleton, Yoke, Duet, Twain, Brace, Mate, Dyad, Mates, Match, Copulate, Span, Twin, Duo, Twosome, Pair
- Duo, Brace, Yoke, Twosome, Doubleton, Dyad, Couplet, Straddle, Cross, Twain, Pair, Sweep, Couple, Traverse, Bridge
COUPLE vs SPAN: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Fifteen, Handful, Several, Two, Few, Distich, Couplet, Duet, Twain, Brace, Mate, Dyad, Match, Span, Twin
- Frame, Period, Lifespan, Stretch, Duet, Distich, Brace, Dyad, Couplet, Straddle, Cross, Twain, Couple, Traverse, Bridge
COUPLE vs SPAN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Who is your favorite couple in pop culture?
- This, to me, represents a perfect power couple.
- At this stage, the couple becomes tied down.
- But that still leaves a couple of problems.
- Fancy you and Daniel Raife being a couple.
- In both Race seasons, the couple placed third.
- Therefore, you would need to provide additional evidence that you have, from being an engaged couple, progressed to being a married couple.
- Criminal charges can take anywhere from a couple of months to a couple of years to be resolved.
- The considerations are much different for an older couple with adult children and retirement plans than for a young couple just starting out.
- This can be through your student years, your working years, as a young married couple, a young couple with kids, and middle age couple.
- Although provided with notice and an opportunity to contest these charges, Span and Span Associates failed to do so.
- VPCs span across availability zones in a region, and each department in your office can span across different floors.
- The required sheathing span rating and thickness with the face grain perpendicular to the joist span.
- The difference is that span goes into a finer level, so we can span to format a single character if needed.
- How much is a certain time span compared to another time span.
- The curve is usually shown as percent output span versus percent input span.
- SPAN members were assigned confidential SPAN numbers, which they used in communicating with authorities.
- Two way spanning or single span plus direction of span.
- Superstructure span composed of cantilevered arms supporting a suspended span.
- Long span: Midspan in short span direction: u03d5y.
COUPLE vs SPAN: QUESTIONS
- Are Herohero and Leander a socially acceptable couple?
- Comment calculer le couple d'une machine tournante?
- Are married-couple households becoming more interracial?
- Is penetration necessary for a hetereosexual couple?
- Do couple communication skills predict relationship satisfaction?
- Can couple therapy be multigenerationally oriented?
- What happened to the Little Couple from the Little Couple?
- Who determines when a couple is officially a couple?
- What is the resolution of love couple drawing - pencil sketch of couple?
- Should a married couple read the Bible and have a couple's devotional time?
- Are there gender differences in verbal memory span?
- How long can time-resolved Raman spectroscopy span?
- Can host aggregates span across Availability Zones?
- Is life span development multidirectional or directional?
- What are systems that span organizational boundaries?
- Can masonry walls span horizontally between pilasters?
- Why is the estimated ruling span greater than the actual ruling span?
- Is working memory span more age sensitive than short-term memory span?
- What is the ratio of end span to approach span in bridge?
- How does the reading span task differ from simple span tasks?