One+of+a+pair
101one-horse shay — ▪ carriage also called cheer (for chair) , or whisky (because its light weight enabled it to whisk about) open two wheeled vehicle that was the American adaptation of the French chaise. Its chairlike body, seating the passengers on one… …
102pair — Two objects considered together because of similarity, for a common purpose, or because of some attracting force between them. base p. (b.p.) the complex of two heterocyclic nucleic acid bases, one a pyrimidine and the other a purine, brought… …
103pair — See: take to one s heels also show a clean pair of heels …
104pair of compasses — noun A tool used to draw circles, usually consisting of two arms joined at one end in such a way that the arms can be opened and closed; one of the arms is pointed at its free end while the other holds a pencil, pencil lead or some other… …
105pair-oar — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a boat rowed by two rowers pulling one oar each and seated one abaft the other …
106Pair (parliamentary convention) — Pairing is a system whereby two members of parliament from opposing political parties may agree to abstain where one member is unable to vote, due to other commitments, illness, travel problems, etc. A party whip will usually allow this only for… …
107pair bond — n. Animal Behav. 1. a partnership between a mating couple that lasts through one season, serving primarily in the cooperative rearing of young. 2. the couple that forms such a partnership. [1935 40] * * * …
108pair programming — noun A software development technique, part of extreme programming, in which two programmers work together at a single keyboard, one coding while the other observes and reviews. The roles are switched at regular intervals …
109pair — per /peÉ™ n. match; whole consisting of two parts; couple, two people who are connected in a relationship (i.e. engaged, married, dating); two people who are working partners in a project; two animal that are joined for mating or working v.… …
110one-two — noun 1》 a pair of punches in quick succession, especially with alternate hands. 2》 chiefly Soccer a move in which a player plays a short pass to a teammate and moves forward to receive an immediate return pass …
