| countercoup | (noun) a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat | - |
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| coup | (noun) a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force | Synonyms: coup d'etat, putsch, takeover |
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| (noun) a brilliant and notable success | - |
| coupe | (noun) a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment | - |
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| couple | (noun) a pair who associate with one another | Synonyms: duet, duo, twosome |
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| (noun) a pair of people who live together | Synonyms: match, mates |
| (noun) (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines | - |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
| (noun) a small indefinite number | - |
| coupler | (noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | Synonyms: coupling |
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| couplet | (noun) a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed | - |
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| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
| coupling | (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | Synonyms: conjugation, mating, pairing, sexual union, union |
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| (noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | Synonyms: coupler |
| (noun) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | Synonyms: yoke |
| coupon | (noun) a test sample of some substance | - |
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| (noun) a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | Synonyms: voucher |
| decoupage | (noun) the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer | - |
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| (noun) art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer | - |
| thermocouple | (noun) a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference | Synonyms: thermocouple junction |
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