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Some objects that have two main parts of the same size and shape are referred to as a p___, for example a pair of trousers or a pair of scissors .Some objects that have two main parts of the same size and shape are referred to as a pair, for example a pair of trousers or a pair of scissors .
...a pair of faded jeans.
...a pair of binoculars.
word pair
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noun
A pair of things are two things of the same size and shape that are used together or are both part of something, for example shoes, earrings, or parts of the body.
...a pair of socks.
...trainers that cost up to 90 pounds a pair.
72,000 pairs of hands clapped in unison to the song.
Some objects that have two main parts of the same size and shape are referred to as a pair, for example a pair of trousers or a pair of scissors .
...a pair of faded jeans.
...a pair of binoculars.
You can refer to two people as a pair when they are standing or walking together or when they have some kind of relationship with each other.
John and Jeremy are a pair of friends who work together at a law firm.
The pair announced their separation last month.
He and Paula made an unlikely pair.
verb
If one thing is paired with another, it is put with it or considered with it.
The trainees will then be paired with experienced managers.
...the pairing of these two fine musicians.
inflections pairspairingpairedpairing
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