Difference between Couples and Pair

COUPLES vs PAIR: NOUN

Plural form of couple.
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

An electron pair.
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.
=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.
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
Two items of the same kind
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.
Specifically
A married couple; in general, two mated animals of any kind.
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).
In archery, a set of three arrows.
In mining, a set or gang of men working together at the same hours.
In roulette, an even number.
A couple; a brace; a span: as, a pair of pistols; a pair of horses.
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.]
Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together
Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace
A married couple; a man and wife.
A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together
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.
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 poker, two of the same denomination, without regard to suit or color: as, a pair of aces or deuces.
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.
See the adjectives.

COUPLES vs PAIR: ADJECTIVE

Connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
Joined together especially in a pair or pairs

COUPLES vs PAIR: VERB

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of couple.

Form a pair or pairs
Arrange in pairs
Occur in pairs
Make love
Bring two objects, ideas, or people together

COUPLES vs PAIR: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To arrange in sets of two; couple.
To combine or join (one person or thing) with another to form a pair.
To form pairs or a pair.
To join with another in love or mating.
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.

COUPLES vs PAIR: TRANSITIVE VERB

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.

COUPLES vs PAIR: OTHER WORD TYPES

To impair.
To become impaired; deteriorate.
To form a pair or pairs; specifically, to be joined in pairs as birds are in the breeding season; mate; couple.
To suit; fit; match.
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 join in couples; specifically, to cause to mate: as, to pair a canary with a siskin.
To unite or assort in twos as well suited to each other.
In cribbage, to match (the card last played by the adversary).
Engage in sexual intercourse

COUPLES 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

COUPLES vs PAIR: DESCRIBE WORDS

Partners, Parents, Households, Families, Spouses, 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

COUPLES vs PAIR: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

As interracial marriages increase, couples try to exist as ordinary everyday couples.
American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of two gay couples and two straight couples.
Cohabiting couples do not receive the same formal recognition as married couples, and are thus subject to different laws.
It is illegal to discriminate against unmarried couples, including gay or lesbian couples, in California.
Couples: All couples shall initially be admitted to a double room and await apartment placement.
Unmarried couples and samegender couples who live together should follow the above rule as well.
The couples were recruited from both urban and rural settlements where childless couples lived.
Couples weekend was beyond words and encourage all couples to attend.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy for Same Sex Couples.
Gottman has discovered certain factors that distinguish happy, stable couples from both unstable, ultimately divorcing couples and stable but unhappy couples.

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.

COUPLES vs PAIR: QUESTIONS

Do PACS couples have the same inheritance rights as married couples?
Do unmarried couples have the same legal protection as married couples?
Are black couples less likely to divorce than white couples?
Do single couples face different financial issues than married couples?
How many happy couples quotes do you have for couples?
Which is more stable married couples or same sex couples?
Which couples have been the biggest PDA-showing couples ever?
Do gay couples break up more often than straight couples?
How couples therapy techniques work for motivated couples?
Do more unmarried couples live together than married couples?

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?
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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?
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How can matched pair design be used to pair subjects effectively?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUPLES AND PAIR

COUPLES vs PAIR: NOUN

COUPLES vs PAIR: ADJECTIVE

COUPLES vs PAIR: VERB

COUPLES vs PAIR: INTRANSITIVE VERB

COUPLES vs PAIR: TRANSITIVE VERB

COUPLES vs PAIR: OTHER WORD TYPES

COUPLES vs PAIR: RELATED WORDS

COUPLES vs PAIR: DESCRIBE WORDS

COUPLES vs PAIR: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

COUPLES vs PAIR: QUESTIONS