pair

simple noun16 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.1

used for items of clothing, e.g. a clean pair of socks

two items that are designed to be used or seen together

two items that are exactly the same

a newly married couple

two people who are surprisingly together or friends

a pair of birds building or inhabiting a nest

a male and female animal kept for reproduction

a male and female animal that are mating or will mate

animals that have only one mate at a time

referring to one of two matching items

working or arranged in groups of two

as one of two items

to be suitable partners or companions

to find two people who are suitable for each other

used for two things that are used together, such as shoes, or a single item with two parts, such as scissors

when a pair of animals comes together to reproduce

when a pair of animals reproduces