pairing

Plural: pairings

Noun

• A match between two competitors in a tournament.
• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
• the act of grouping things or people in pairs
• The combination or union of two things.
• An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.

Verb

• form a pair or pairs
• bring two objects, ideas, or people together
• occur in pairs
• arrange in pairs
• engage in sexual intercourse
• present participle and gerund of pair

Examples

• The seeds were adjusted to make sure that there were good pairings for the tennis tournament.
• This particular PAIRING in the Words With Friends tournament promised a challenging game.

Synonyms

conjugation, copulate, couple, coupling, geminate, match, mate, mating, pair, pair off, partner off, sexual union, twin, union