pairing
English Thesaurus
1. the act of grouping things or people in pairs (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | grouping, |
| definition | : | the activity of putting things together in groups (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | buddy system, |
| definition | : | a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | match-up, matchup, |
| definition | : | the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition (noun.act) |
2. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | assortative mating, |
| definition | : | mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | disassortative mating, |
| definition | : | mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | inbreeding, |
| definition | : | the act of mating closely related individuals (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | service, servicing, |
| definition | : | the act of mating by male animals (noun.act) |
3. the act of grouping things or people in pairs (noun.act)
4. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes (noun.act)
| derivation | : | conjugate, |
| definition | : | undergo conjugation (verb.change) |
5. the act of grouping things or people in pairs (noun.act)
6. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes (noun.act)
| derivation | : | conjugate, |
| definition | : | undergo conjugation (verb.change) |
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