Pairing vs. Pair

Pairingnoun

The combination or union of two things.

Pairingnoun

(politics) An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.

Pairingnoun

The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples.

Pairingnoun

See To pair off, under Pair, v. i.

Pairingnoun

the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes;

Pairingnoun

the act of grouping things or people in pairs

Pairing

In mathematics, a pairing is an R-bilinear map from the Cartesian product of two R-modules, where the underlying ring R is commutative.

Pairnoun

Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

Pairnoun

Two people in a relationship, partnership (especially sexual) or friendship.

Pairnoun

Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only)

Pairnoun

A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.

Pairnoun

(cards) A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.

Pairnoun

(cricket) A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match

Pairnoun

A double play, two outs recorded in one play

Pairnoun

A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams

Pairnoun

(slang) A pair of breasts

Pairnoun

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.

Pairnoun

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.

Pairnoun

(archaic) A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set.

Pairnoun

(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.

Pairverb

(transitive) To group into sets of two.

Pairverb

(transitive) To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.

Pairverb

To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.

Pairverb

(intransitive) To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.

Pairverb

(computing) to form wireless connection between to devices

Pairnoun

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. [Now mostly or quite disused.]

Pairnoun

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.

Pairnoun

Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen.

Pairnoun

A married couple; a man and wife.

Pairnoun

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.

Pairnoun

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.

Pairnoun

In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion.

Pairverb

To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for breeding.

Pairverb

To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.

Pairverb

Same as To pair off. See phrase below.

Pairverb

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.

Pairverb

To engage (one's self) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.

Pairverb

To impair.

Pairnoun

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

Pairnoun

two items of the same kind

Pairnoun

two people considered as a unit

Pairnoun

a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value

Pairverb

form a pair or pairs;

Pairverb

bring two objects, ideas, or people together;

Pairverb

occur in pairs

Pairverb

arrange in pairs;

Pairverb

make love;