Pair ¹

Definition: 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, except as to stairs.]

Pair ²

Definition: 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.

Pair ³

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

Pair ⁴

Definition: A married couple; a man and wife.

Pair ⁵

Definition: A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows.

Pair ⁶

Definition: 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; as, there were two pairs on the final vote.

Pair ⁷

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

Pair ⁸

Definition: To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for breeding.

Pair ⁹

Definition: To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.

Pair ¹⁰

Definition: Same as To pair off. See phrase below.

Pair ¹¹

Definition: 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.

Pair ¹²

Definition: To impair.

pair ¹³

Definition: a poker hand with cards of the same value

pair ¹⁴

Definition: two people considered as a unit

pair ¹⁵

Definition: a set of two similar things considered as a unit

pair ¹⁶

Definition: two items of the same kind

pair ¹⁷

Definition: 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"

pair ¹⁸

Definition: make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"

pair ¹⁹

Definition: arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"

pair ²⁰

Definition: occur in pairs

pair ²¹

Definition: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"