COUPLE vs PAIR: NOUN
- Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (and acting along parallel lines), thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.
- A small number.
- Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
- One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
- See Couple-close.
- A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.
- Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
- That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
- Plural Association by twos; junction of two.
- Plural In carpentry, rafters framed together in pairs by means of a tie at or near their lower ends.
- In electricity, a pair of metallic plates in contact, used as a source of an electrical current, as in one of the cells of a voltaic battery (a voltaic couple), or in a thermo-electric battery (a thermo-electric couple). See electricity and thermo-electricity.
- A pair of forces, equal, parallel, and acting in opposite directions: they tend to make the body acted upon rotate.
- Specifically A man and woman associated together, whether by marriage or by betrothal, or accompanying each other on a given occasion, as at a party: as, a loving couple; a young couple.
- Two of the same class or kind connected or considered together; a brace: as, a couple of oranges; “a couple of shepherds,”
- In astronomy, a double star.
- A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.
- A few; several.
- Two people together.
- Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
- Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
- Two items of the same kind; a pair.
- A small indefinite number
- Two items of the same kind
- Something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
- A pair of people who live together
- A pair who associate with one another
- Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question (in order, for example, to allow the members to be absent during the vote without affecting the outcome of the vote), or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
- A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together
- A married couple; a man and wife.
- Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace
- Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together
- A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set. “A pair of beads.” Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. “Four pair of stairs.” Macaulay. [Now mostly or quite disused.]
- =Syn. 1-3. Pair, Couple, Yoke, Brace, Dyad, Duad. Pair and couple properly express two individuals or unities naturally or habitually going together or making a set: as, a pair of horses, gloves, oars; a wedded pair; a loving couple; but pair also means two things alike and put together, and couple has by colloquial use come to be often applied to two, however accidentally brought together: as, give him a couple of apples. Yoke, on the other hand, applies only to two animals customarily yoked together: as, a yoke of oxen. Brace is rather a hunters' term, with limited and peculiar application: as, a brace of partridges, pistols, slugs. Dyad is used in philosophical and mathematical language only. Duad is a special mathematical word signifying an unordered pair.
- See the adjectives.
- In poker, two of the same denomination, without regard to suit or color: as, a pair of aces or deuces.
- In deliberative bodies, two members belonging to opposing parties who for their own convenience (as to permit one or both of them to be absent) arrange with each other to refrain from voting for a specified time or on a specified question, thus nullifying a vote on each side; also, the arrangement thus effected. See pairing.
- In mining, a set or gang of men working together at the same hours.
- In archery, a set of three arrows.
- A set of like or equal things: restricted to a few (mostly obsolete) phrases: as, a pair (or pack) of cards; a pair (or flight) of stairs; a pair of organs (that is, a set of organ-pipes, hence an organ); a pair of gallows (that is, a gibbet); a pair of beads (see bead).
- A married couple; in general, two mated animals of any kind.
- Specifically
- A couple; a brace; a span: as, a pair of pistols; a pair of horses.
- A single thing composed essentially of two pieces or parts which are used only in combination and named only in the plural: as, a pair of scissors, trousers, or spectacles.
- Two things of a kind, similar in form, identical in purpose, and matched or used together: as, a pair of gloves; a pair of shoes.
- In mech., two parts or pieces, each of which acts against the other to hold it in position or to restrain its motion, as a bearing and journal, or a screw and nut.
- In roulette, an even number.
- An electron pair.
- 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.
- Two playing cards of the same denomination.
- Two animals joined together in work.
- Two mated animals.
- Two persons who have something in common and are considered together.
- Two persons who are married, engaged, or dating.
- One object composed of two joined, similar parts that are dependent upon each other.
- Two corresponding persons or items, similar in form or function and matched or associated.
- Two items of the same kind
- A set of two similar things considered as a unit
- Two people considered as a unit
- A poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
COUPLE vs PAIR: ADJECTIVE
- Two or few.
- N/A
COUPLE vs PAIR: VERB
- Engage in sexual intercourse
- To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
- To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
- Make love
- Form a pair or pairs
- Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- Link together
- Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- Make love
- Occur in pairs
- Arrange in pairs
- Form a pair or pairs
COUPLE vs PAIR: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To come together as male and female; to copulate.
- To join chemically.
- To unite sexually; have sexual intercourse.
- To form pairs; join.
- To join together in marriage; marry.
- To link (two circuits or currents), as by magnetic induction.
- To link together; connect.
- To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues. See Pair, n., 6.
- Same as To pair off. See phrase below.
- To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
- To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for breeding.
- To join with another in love or mating.
- To form pairs or a pair.
- To combine or join (one person or thing) with another to form a pair.
- To arrange in sets of two; couple.
COUPLE vs PAIR: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To join in wedlock; to marry.
- To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
- See under Fin.
- To engage (one's self) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
- 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.
COUPLE vs PAIR: OTHER WORD TYPES
- In organ-playing, to be susceptible of connection by means of a coupler, as one key or keyboard with another.
- To embrace, as the sexes; copulate.
- In organ-playing, to connect by means of a coupler, as two keys or keyboards. See coupler .
- To marry; join together as husband and wife; unite in matrimony.
- To link or connect, as one thing with another; fasten together, especially in a pair or pairs; unite: as, to couple cars.
- (determiner) A small number of.
- Engage in sexual intercourse
- In cribbage, to match (the card last played by the adversary).
- To unite or assort in twos as well suited to each other.
- To join in couples; specifically, to cause to mate: as, to pair a canary with a siskin.
- To abstain from voting by arrangement with a member of the opposite party to do the same: said of members of deliberative assemblies. See pairing.
- To suit; fit; match.
- To form a pair or pairs; specifically, to be joined in pairs as birds are in the breeding season; mate; couple.
- To become impaired; deteriorate.
- To impair.
COUPLE vs PAIR: RELATED WORDS
- Doubleton, Yoke, Duet, Twain, Brace, Mate, Dyad, Mates, Match, Copulate, Span, Twin, Duo, Twosome, Pair
- Couplet, Yoke, Duet, Twain, Dyad, Doubleton, Copulate, Span, Match, Brace, Mate, Twin, Twosome, Duo, Couple
COUPLE vs PAIR: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Fifteen, Handful, Several, Two, Few, Distich, Couplet, Duet, Twain, Brace, Mate, Dyad, Match, Span, Twin
- Tandem, Bunch, Handful, Two, Distich, Couplet, Duet, Twain, Dyad, Span, Match, Brace, Mate, Twin, Couple
COUPLE vs PAIR: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Who is your favorite couple in pop culture?
- This, to me, represents a perfect power couple.
- At this stage, the couple becomes tied down.
- But that still leaves a couple of problems.
- Fancy you and Daniel Raife being a couple.
- In both Race seasons, the couple placed third.
- Therefore, you would need to provide additional evidence that you have, from being an engaged couple, progressed to being a married couple.
- Criminal charges can take anywhere from a couple of months to a couple of years to be resolved.
- The considerations are much different for an older couple with adult children and retirement plans than for a young couple just starting out.
- This can be through your student years, your working years, as a young married couple, a young couple with kids, and middle age couple.
- For every pair of socks you buy, they donate a pair to homeless shelters, where socks are the most requested item.
- Sunshine Au Pair shall offer the host family to work on applying a new au pair with below payment conditions.
- After pairs have recorded their initial observations, have each pair join with another pair to form a group of four.
- If an atom has an electron pair it will normally not share that pair to form a bond.
- Twisted Pair Wire The oldest, simplest, and most common type of conducted media is twisted pair wires.
- Ordered Pair An ordered pair consists of two objects or elements in a given fixed order.
- The pair of cables and connectors are a pair, usually marked as red and white.
- The missing pair that they would have played is known as the phantom pair.
- First pair must be of equal or greater value to free pair.
- Bombas donates a pair of socks for every pair sold.
COUPLE vs PAIR: QUESTIONS
- Are Herohero and Leander a socially acceptable couple?
- Comment calculer le couple d'une machine tournante?
- Are married-couple households becoming more interracial?
- Is penetration necessary for a hetereosexual couple?
- Do couple communication skills predict relationship satisfaction?
- Can couple therapy be multigenerationally oriented?
- What happened to the Little Couple from the Little Couple?
- Who determines when a couple is officially a couple?
- What is the resolution of love couple drawing - pencil sketch of couple?
- Should a married couple read the Bible and have a couple's devotional time?
- Which pair establishes equilibrium in the money market?
- Which pair of matrices are detectable and stabilizable?
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- What does adenine pair with during DNA replication?
- Can pair new Microsoft designer Bluetooth keyboard?
- Which pair of elements represent geometrical isomers?
- What do the 2 iterators of the pair pair represent?
- How does the fast pair seeker work with Google Fast Pair?
- Can MQ HA pair and Dr qmgr pair run at the same time?
- How can matched pair design be used to pair subjects effectively?