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Pair

noun

1.

A set of two similar things considered as a unit. Synonym: brace.

2.

Two items of the same kind. Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, span, twain, twosome, yoke.

3.

Two people considered as a unit.

4.

A poker hand with 2 cards of the same value.

verb

(past & past part. paired; pres. part. pairing)

1.

Form a pair or pairs. Synonyms: couple, pair off, partner off.

2.

Bring two objects, ideas, or people together. Synonyms: couple, match, mate, twin. "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?" , "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

3.

Occur in pairs. Synonym: geminate.

4.

Arrange in pairs. Synonym: geminate.

5.

Engage in sexual intercourse. Synonyms: copulate, couple, mate.

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"Pair" Quotes from Famous Books

... a reminiscent poem of phenomenal strength, marred only by a pair of false rhymes in the opening stanza. Assonance must never be mistaken for true rhyme, and combinations like boats-float or them-brim should be avoided. The imagery of this piece is especially appealing, and testifies to ...

— Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 • Howard Phillips Lovecraft

... W. A. Johnston of Houston, intimate friend of ex-Senator Bailey. Senator Paul Page of Bastrop ably led the fight in behalf of the resolution. On June 27, at 7 p. m., it passed to third reading by a vote of 18 to 9, with one pair and one absentee. That night the opposition tried to get enough Senators out of town to break the quorum but the friendly members and the women "shadowed" the passengers on all out-going trains. On June 28 by a viva voce vote the Senate ...

— The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI • Various

... once into an adjoining room: the door of which was open. It was a large room, with a great window. Behind a desk, sat two old gentleman with powdered heads: one of whom was reading the newspaper; while the other was perusing, with the aid of a pair of tortoise-shell spectacles, a small piece of parchment which lay before him. Mr. Limbkins was standing in front of the desk on one side; and Mr. Gamfield, with a partially washed face, on the other; while two or three bluff-looking men, ...

— Oliver Twist • Charles Dickens

... pair on the prisoner's wrists, and he was jerked none too gently to his feet. A couple of men still held him. At a word from Foyle the others had gone about their business, with the exception of Norman. The superintendent flicked the dust from his clothes, and picked ...

— The Grell Mystery • Frank Froest

... morrowed the girl came back and said to him, "My lady salameth to thee and asks how thou hast passed yesternight; for she hath not tasted sleep by reason of her heart being taken up with thee. Then she laid before him a piece of yellow satin and said, My lady biddeth thee cut her two pair of petticoat trousers out of this piece and sew them this very day." "Hearkening and obedience!' replied he, "greet her for me with many greetings and say to her, Thy slave is obedient to thine order; so command him as thou wilt." Then he applied himself to cutting ...

— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton

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