pairing

pair

P0016500 (pâr)n. pl. pair or pairs 1. Two corresponding persons or items, similar in form or function and matched or associated: a pair of shoes.2. One object composed of two joined, similar parts that are dependent upon each other: a pair of pliers.3. a. Two persons who are married, engaged, or dating.b. Two persons who have something in common and are considered together: a pair of hunters.c. Two mated animals.d. Two animals joined together in work.4. Games Two playing cards of the same denomination.5. Two members of a deliberative body with opposing opinions on a given issue who agree to abstain from voting on the issue, thereby offsetting each other.6. Chemistry An electron pair.v. paired, pair·ing, pairs v.tr.1. To arrange in sets of two; couple: The golfers are paired in twosomes for this round of play.2. To combine or join (one person or thing) with another to form a pair: a director pairing his favorite actor with an unknown; a salad that is paired with a fine dressing.v.intr.1. To form pairs or a pair: The people on the dance floor paired up.2. To join with another in love or mating.

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[Middle English, from Old French paire, from Latin paria, equals, pl. of pār, a pair, from pār, equal; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: The noun pair can be followed by a singular or plural verb. The singular is always used when pair denotes the set taken as a single entity: This pair of shoes is on sale. A plural verb is used when the members are considered as individuals: The pair are working more harmoniously now. After a number other than one, pair itself can be either singular or plural, but the plural is now more common: I bought six pairs (or pair) of shoes.

pairing

(ˈpɛərɪŋ) n1. two people, esp sports players, actors, or musicians, who are working together as a pair2. the action of putting two people together

pair•ing

(ˈpɛər ɪŋ)

n. 1. a coupling. 2. the lining up of the two homologous chromosomes or chromatids of each chromosome pair in meiosis or mitosis. Compare base pairing. [1605–15]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pairing - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"mating, sexual union, union, coupling, conjugationsex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"assortative mating - mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random matingdisassortative mating - mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random matinghybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding, crossbreeding, crossing, cross - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybridsinbreeding - the act of mating closely related individualsservicing, service - the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
	2.	pairing - the act of grouping things or people in pairsbuddy system - a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming)matchup, match-up - the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition; "it was a good match-up but the home team won"; "we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools"grouping - the activity of putting things together in groups

pairing

noun collaboration, partnership, cooperation, linking up the pairing of these two fine musicians

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