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Pair

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spannounThe full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
yokenounSenses relating to a frame around the neck.
matenounA fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
bracenounA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
matchnoun(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
dyadnounA set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
copulateverb(somewhat formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.
couplenounTwo partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
twinnounEither of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
twosomenounA group of two; a pair; a couple; a group of two distinct individuals or components.
duadnounA pair or couple.
coupletnoun(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.
distichnoun(prosody) A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
doubletonnoun(bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
pair offverb(intransitive) To separate into groups of two.
partner offverbform a pair or pairs
duetnoun(music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
duonounTwo people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
twainnounPair, couple.

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WordDefinition
pair offverb(intransitive) To separate into groups of two.
twosomenounA group of two; a pair; a couple; a group of two distinct individuals or components.
dyadnounA set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
duadnounA pair or couple.
twainnounPair, couple.
coupletnoun(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.
distichnoun(prosody) A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
couplenounTwo partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
doubletonnoun(bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
copulateverb(somewhat formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.
duonounTwo people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
duetnoun(music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
bracenounA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
matenounA fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
twinnounEither of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
yokenounSenses relating to a frame around the neck.
spannounThe full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
matchnoun(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
partner offverbform a pair or pairs
partnernounA spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.

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