pairs
Sets of two
Pairs is the plural of pair—two things that go together or are meant to be used together.
Cards or dice showing the same value form pairs.
People coupled for dancing, competition, or romance are pairs: The skating pairs took the ice.
In British slang, pairs can mean stairs, rhyming with "apples and pears."
Cloth foot coverings
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
- shoesProtective foot coverings
- chopsticksPaired wooden eating implements
bookends · cufflinks · mittens · twins · lovebirds · salt and pepper · yin and yang · matched
Two working together
- duetPiece for two
- dyadTwo forming one
- coupleTwo linked together
- braceDevice providing structural stability
twosome · double · twin · both · bilateral · bipartite · twofold · dual
Joint intellectual work
- allianceFormal union of parties
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- duoTwo working together
tandem · coalition · joint venture · doubles · synergy · coordination · merger · working together
Love and its excitement
- relationshipConnection between entities
- loveIntense fond attachment
- marriageFormal union between partners
- partnersJoint venture participants
spouses · intimacy · togetherness · wedding · engagement · commitment · affection · dating
Choreographed athletic ice performance
- ice dancingPartnered figure skating with rhythm
- axelRotating ice leap
- lutzBackward-edge skating jump
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
spiral · throw · death spiral · synchronized · side-by-side · twist · choreography · costumes
Terms with contrary meanings
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
paradox · contradiction · tension · dissonance · disparity · divergence · incongruity · binary
socks
Cloth foot coverings
chopsticks · bookends · cufflinks · mittens · twins · lovebirds · salt and pepper · yin and yang · matched · coordinated
duo
Two working together
brace · twosome · double · twin · both · bilateral · bipartite · twofold · dual · binary
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- allianceFormal union of parties
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
duo · tandem · coalition · joint venture · doubles · synergy · coordination · merger · working together · combined
romance
Love and its excitement
- relationshipConnection between entities
- loveIntense fond attachment
- marriageFormal union between partners
partners · spouses · intimacy · togetherness · wedding · engagement · commitment · affection · dating · lovers
figure skating
Choreographed athletic ice performance
- ice dancingPartnered figure skating with rhythm
- axelRotating ice leap
- lutzBackward-edge skating jump
lift · spiral · throw · death spiral · synchronized · side-by-side · twist · choreography · costumes · artistic
opposites
Terms with contrary meanings
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
juxtaposition · paradox · contradiction · tension · dissonance · disparity · divergence · incongruity · binary · duality
- Early Mathcounting, numbers, addition, subtraction, zero
- groupingsgroups, categories, classes, divisions, clusters
- ice skatingfigure skating, speed skating, ice dancing, short track, ice rink
- skatingskating, ice skating, roller skating, figure skating, inline skating
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate
- number wordsduo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet
pairssingles
Unattached individuals
individuals · singletons · ones · trios · triples
- grow a pairBecome braver, bolder
- wine pairingSelecting vintages for dishes
- pair upForm a duo
- pair of shoesTwo matching foot coverings
- pair of glassesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- paired upMatched with another
pair, repair, repaired, paired, repairing, pairing, impaired, unpaired, pairings