noun Download 🔗Share Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. Examples : "My brother and I share a pair of headphones. " number item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship. Examples : "Spouses should make a great pair." person family group essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts) Examples : "a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans" grammar language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke. Examples : "A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders." animal agriculture work essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand. Examples : "My brother had a pair of jacks in his poker hand, but it wasn't good enough to win the game. " game entertainment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match. Examples : "The baseball team achieved a pair in the doubleheader, scoring zero runs in both games. " sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A double play, two outs recorded in one play. Examples : "They turned a pair to end the fifth." sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams Examples : "The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies." sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A boat for two sweep rowers. Examples : "The rowing team's new pair is very fast. " nautical vehicle sport sailing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pair of breasts Examples : "The doctor examined the baby's small, healthy pair. " body sex anatomy organ essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons. Examples : "The pair vote was granted to avoid punishing the student missing the election due to a family emergency. " politics government essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time. Examples : "There were two pairs on the final vote." politics government essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set. Examples : "My sister and I share a pair of headphones. " group number item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair. Examples : "The gears in the clock are a turning pair, allowing the hands to move together in a specific, controlled way. " technical physics machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To group into one or more sets of two. Examples : "The teacher paired the students into groups of two for the science experiment. " group action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating. Examples : "The dog breeder paired the two male dogs for breeding. " animal biology sex agriculture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions. Examples : "The siblings paired on the school project, each taking a side on the best way to present their findings, so neither voted on the final design. " politics government essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To suit; to fit, as a counterpart. Examples : "The new dress perfectly pairs with the shoes I already own. " function essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To impair, to make worse. Examples : "The noisy construction outside is pairing my ability to concentrate on my schoolwork. " negative condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become worse, to deteriorate. Examples : "My grandmother's health began to pair after she fell and broke her hip. " condition process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading