couple vs weld

couple

verb
  • To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another). 

  • To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating. 

  • To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate. 

det
  • Two or a few, a small number of. 

noun
  • A small number. 

  • That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler. 

  • A couple-close. 

  • Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship. 

  • One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple. 

  • Two of the same kind connected or considered together. 

  • A turning effect created by forces that sum to zero in magnitude but produce a non-zero external torque. 

adj
  • Two or (a) small number of. 

weld

verb
  • To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately. 

  • To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination. 

noun
  • The joint made by welding. 

  • A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye. 

  • The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant. 

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