pair
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- noun
- /pɛr/
- I just got my first pair of running shoes.
- work in pairs
- a pair of students
- a pair of stockings
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- First is this super freaking cute pair of smiley slippers.
- So I have two pairs of high waisted jeans.
- So my next essential is, is a good pair of vintage boots.
- So these bad boys right here are a pair of chunky trainers.
- This outfit for me with a pair of like platform black sneakers.
Examples
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So these bad boys right here are a pair of chunky trainers.
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And you're gonna need a pair of boots.
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I bought this black pair that I'm wearing.
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I got my dad a pair of on clouds.
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Have you ever seen such a pair of shoulders?
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One had black Reeboks on his feet, the other a pair of scuffed loafers.
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I just bought a new pair of shoes that matches my outfit.
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She wore a stylish pair of earrings to the party.
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For the hike, I packed a comfortable pair of socks.
Synonyms
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Two things of the same kind considered together
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2.5
Two people or things that are closely connected and used together
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Two people who do things together, like walking or dancing
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Two things of the same kind
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Two people or things that are close and form one unit
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Two animals or things that form a pair
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Two matching items kept or used together
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Two things of the same kind seen as one
Idioms
Compounds
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Clothes that cover your lower body from the waist to the ankles with separate legs
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A single piece of clothing that you wear under other clothes, usually underpants
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A young person from another country who lives with a family and helps look after children for room and food
- Specialized
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Two matching chemical parts in DNA or RNA that join the two strands, for example adenine with thymine
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2.5
A hand tool with two joined arms and toothed jaws used to hold, bend, or cut things
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A tool with two long handles joined at one end for holding and lifting hot or delicate things
- Archaic
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6.3
A young woman who lives with a family and cares for children while getting room, food and a small payment
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A very energetic light particle changes into an electron and a positron near a nucleus
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A process where a high-energy photon turns into an electron and a positron near an atomic nucleus
- Specialized
When a high energy light particle turns into an electron and a positron near an atomic nucleus
- Archaic
A rectangular instrument without legs with keys like a harpsichord, often played by women in the 1500s and 1600s
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Etymology
Pair comes from an old Latin root par which means 'equal'. Think of two matching shoes or socks: a pair is two things that go together and are equal or similar.