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[ adjective ] more than one but indefinitely small in number
Synonyms Examples "a few roses" "a couple of roses" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)`` They can be going_along , doing little damage , then bang , bang - they can hit a_couple_of passes on you for touchdowns and put you in_trouble '' . (The New York Times,...)A_couple_of weeks ago , he scored a monstrous 12 on a par 5 hole . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)A_couple_of days later a balletomane told me he had telephoned Allied_Arts for ticket information and was told `` the newspapers had made a mistake '' . (The Providence Journal...)A_couple_of the males made good comedy , too - Jim_Hutton and Frank_Gorshin . (Mr. America, 4:6...)You should have a_couple_of training partners to stand_by when you make your first experiments , just for safety . Related terms |
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