pair

Definition

Examples

I bought a new pair of shoes for the business conference.

Word Family

Synonyms

• couplea pair who associate with one another
• seta group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• duotwo items of the same kind

Collocations

• Easy pair of leather shoes
  to pair of leather shoes, meaning to form a pair or pairs
• Medium work in pairs on assignments
  to work in pairs on assignments, meaning to exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
• Hard pair theoretical models with data
  to pair theoretical models with data, meaning to form a pair or pairs
• Very Hard another pair of shoes altogether
  describing another pair of shoes altogether (any of various alternatives; some other)