Pair

Meaning

Noun

●

Two

or

things

together; often

of.

One of the

that

a pair.

●

Two people in a relationship,

or friendship.

●

Used with

(often in the

to

, since such

are

only, except in some

contexts)

●

A

of

working animals

to

, as by a yoke.

●

In Card games:

A

that

two

of

, which cannot also

as a better

.

●

In Cricket:

A

of

(a

) in both

of a two-innings match.

●

In Baseball & Collective numbers:

A

, two

.

●

In Baseball:

A

, two

the same day between the same teams

●

In Rowing:

A

for two

rowers.

●

A

of breasts

●

A

of testicles

●

In Australian English & Politics:

The

of one

of a

from a

, if a

of the other

is

for important personal reasons.

●

Two members of

or

,

a

body, who

not to

on a given

, or on issues of a

during a

time.

●

A number of things

, or

together; a set.

●

In a

, two

, or

, which are so

to

;

in accordance with

the

it

,

,

,

.

Verb

●

To group into one or more

of two.

●

In Computing:

to

two

together, especially through a

such as Bluetooth

●

In Collective numbers & Two:

To

two (animals,

) together for mating.

●

To

for mating.

●

In Politics:

To

(oneself) with another of

not to

on a particular

or

of

s.

●

To

; to

, as a counterpart.

●

To

, to make worse.

●

To become worse, to deteriorate.

Name

●

A surname.

Sourced from

Origin

pair

English

paire

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

paria

Latin

Sourced from

Synonyms

Pair Of Spectacles

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