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English

Pronunciation


Homophones


Noun

  1. two|Two similar or identical things taken together.
  2. : I couldn't decide which of the two dresses I preferred, so I bought the pair.
  3. (followed by of) Two; a couple of.
  4. Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
  5. : My wife and I make a great pair.
  6. Used in the names of some objects and garments that have two similar parts or halves.
  7. : a pair of scissors
  8. : a pair of jeans
  9. : but not a pair of cymbals
  10. A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
  11. A double play, two outs recorded in one play
  12. : They turned a pair to end the fifth.
  13. A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
  14. : The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.
  15. A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank which cannot also count as a better hand.
  16. - pair (of breasts) - she's got a gorgeous pair.


Synonyms


Translations

  • Portuguese: par


Verb

  1. To put (two people or things) together.

Related terms


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Catalan

Verb

pair

  1. to digest


Category:Catalan verbs

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French

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at Fr-pair.ogg
  • IPA: /pɛʁ/


Adjective

  1. (number) even


Antonyms


Noun

  1. peer


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Romansch

Etymology

Latin pirum

Noun

pair

  1. pear


Category:Romansch nouns

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pair \Pair\ (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of
par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. Apparel, Par
equality, Peer an equal.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging
together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair
of beads." --Chaucer. --Beau. & Fl. "Four pair of stairs."
--Macaulay.

Note: [Now mostly or quite disused.]
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Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards.
--Beau. & Fl.
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2. Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each
other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of
gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes.
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3. Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a
pair of horses; a pair of oxen.
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4. A married couple; a man and wife. "A happy pair."
--Dryden. "The hapless pair." --Milton.
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5. A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each
other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of
pants; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows.
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6. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a
parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a
given question (in order, for example, to allow the
members to be absent during the vote without affecting the
outcome of the vote), or on issues of a party nature
during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the
final vote. [Parliamentary Cant]

Note: A member who is thus paired with one who would have
voted oppositely is said to be paired for or paired
against a measure, depending on the member's position.
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7. (Kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies,
which are so applied to each other as to mutually
constrain relative motion.
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Note: Pairs are named in accordance with the kind of motion
they permit; thus, a journal and its bearing form a
turning pair, a cylinder and its piston a {sliding
pair}, a screw and its nut a twisting pair, etc. Any
pair in which the constraining contact is along lines
or at points only (as a cam and roller acting
together), is designated a higher pair; any pair
having constraining surfaces which fit each other (as a
cylindrical pin and eye, a screw and its nut, etc.), is
called a lower pair.
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Pair royal (pl. Pairs Royal) three things of a sort; --
used especially of playing cards in some games, as
cribbage; as three kings, three "eight spots" etc. Four of
a kind are called a double pair royal. "Something in his
face gave me as much pleasure as a pair royal of naturals
in my own hand." --Goldsmith. "That great pair royal of
adamantine sisters [the Fates]." --Quarles. [Written
corruptly parial and prial.]
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Syn: Pair, Flight, Set.

Usage: Originally, pair was not confined to two things, but
was applied to any number of equal things (pares),
that go together. Ben Jonson speaks of a pair (set) of
chessmen; also, he and Lord Bacon speak of a pair
(pack) of cards. A "pair of stairs" is still in
popular use, as well as the later expression, "flight
of stairs."
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pair \Pair\, v. t.
1. To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together,
as things which belong together, or which complement, or
are adapted to one another.
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Glossy jet is paired with shining white. --Pope.
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2. To engage (one's self) with another of opposite opinions
not to vote on a particular question or class of
questions. [Parliamentary Cant]
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Paired fins. (Zool.) See under Fin.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pair \Pair\, v. t. [See Impair.]
To impair. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pairing.]
1. To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for
breeding.
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2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
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My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
--Rowe.
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3. Same as To pair off. See phrase below.
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To pair off, to separate from a group in pairs or couples;
specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one of the
opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on
specified questions or issues. See Pair, n., 6.
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WordNet pair
n 1: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn: brace]
2: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, twosome, twain,
brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet,
dyad, duad]
3: two people considered as a unit
4: a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
v 1: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn:
pair off, partner off, couple]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is
coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my
daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired
with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: match,
mate, couple, twin]
3: occur in pairs [syn: geminate]
4: arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" [syn: geminate]
5: make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: copulate, mate,
couple]
Moby Dictionary
Gaussian integer , accouple , accumulate , ace , affiliate ,
agglomerate , agglutinate , aggregate , aggroup , algebraic number ,
ally , amass , articulate , assemble , associate , band , band together ,
batch , be in cahoots , best bower , bond , both , bower , brace ,
bracket , bridge , bridge over , bring together , bulk , bunch ,
bunch together , bunch up , cabal , cardinal , cardinal number , cards ,
cement , cement a union , centralize , chain , clap together , club ,
club together , clubs , clump , cluster , collect , colligate ,
collocate , combine , come together , compare , compile ,
complex number , comprise , concatenate , confederate , conglobulate ,
conglomerate , conjoin , conjugate , connect , consociate , conspire ,
copulate , corral , couple , couple up , couplet , cover , craps ,
cumulate , deck , defective number , deuce , diamonds , dig up , distich ,
double , double harness , double-harness , double-team , doublet ,
doubleton , draw together , dredge up , drive together , duad , duet ,
dummy , duo , dyad , embrace , encompass , equipage , even number ,
face cards , federalize , federate , finite number , flush ,
four-in-hand , fraction , full house , gang , gang up , gather ,
gather in , gather together , get in , get together , glue ,
go in partners , go in partnership , group , hand , hearts ,
hook up with , imaginary number , impair , include , infinity , integer ,
irrational , irrational number , jack , join , join forces ,
join fortunes with , join together , join up with , join with , joker ,
juxtapose , king , knave , knot , lay together , league , left bower ,
link , look-alikes , lump together , make up , marry , marshal , mass ,
match , matching pair , mate , mates , merge , mixed number , mobilize ,
muster , ordinal , organize , pack , pair off , partner , picture cards ,
piece together , playing cards , polygonal number , prime number ,
pure imaginary , put together , queen , raise , rake up , rally , randem ,
rational , rational number , real , real number , rectangular number ,
rig , roll into one , round , round number , round up , royal flush ,
rubber , ruff , scrape together , serial number , set , set of two ,
singleton , snake eyes , solder , spades , span , spike , spike team ,
splice , stand together , stand up with , stick together , straight ,
surd , take in , take up , tandem , tape , team , team up , team up with ,
team with , the two , three-up , throw in with , tie , tie in with ,
tie up with , transcendental number , transfinite number , trey ,
trick , trump , turnout , twain , twin , twins , two , twosome , unicorn ,
unify , unionize , unite , unite with , wed , weld , whip in ,
whole number , yoke


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