pair
(two things of the same type that use together)
- I need a new pair of gloves.
- I want to buy a new pair of shoes.
- I love this pair of earrings.
(a thing that has two similar parts joined together)
- pair of scissors
- pair of glasses
- pair of pants
(two people that are related or considered together)
- a pair of brothers
- a happy pair [husband and wife]
(male and female animal that mate together)
- a pair of bears
- a pair of doves
pare
(to peel or trim)
- Will you pare the apples, please?
- She is paring her fingernails.
(to reduce the size or amount of something)
- We need to pare the expenses.
- The pared their budgets during the recession.