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Span

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bridgenounA construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
sweepnoun(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
crossnounA geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
yokenounSenses relating to a frame around the neck.
bracenounA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
dyadnounA set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
couplenounTwo partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
straddleverb(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
pairnounTwo similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
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
duetnoun(music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
duonounTwo people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
traverseverb(climbing) A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
twainnounPair, couple.

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bracenounA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
sweepnounA single action of sweeping.
straddlenoun(finance) An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility.
yokenounSenses relating to a frame around the neck.
twainnounPair, couple.
duadnounA pair or couple.
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.
bridgenounA construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
couplenounTwo partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
pairnounTwo similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
traversenoun(climbing) A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
crossnounA geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
distichnoun(prosody) A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
coupletnoun(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.
duonounTwo people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
duetnoun(music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
doubletonnoun(bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
legnounA limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
provingnoun(homeopathy) Experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested.

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