Yoke
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To link or to join. To unite, to connect.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together. A burden; something which represses or restrains a person. The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband. Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders. The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft. The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube). A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks. An undefined object, a gadget. Frame around the neck, and related senses.
Example sentence: I don't even like sitting in a taxi or on the tube when I've got a nicely ironed shirt on - I can feel the creases starting. I was taught to iron in the children's home I lived in - along with mopping, sweeping, and washing up. If you iron a shirt in order - collar, cuffs, yoke, sleeves and then body - it comes out all neat and gorgeous.
Duet
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To perform a duet.To communicate (warnings, mating calls, etc.) through song.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.
Example sentence: There has to be chemistry in a duet, but if you go beyond the point of friendship and attraction, you lose something.