pairing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
the casual couplings of adolescents
Types & categories
- sexual activity hypernym
- assortative mating hyponym
- disassortative mating hyponym
- crossbreeding hyponym
- inbreeding hyponym
- servicing hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of grouping things or people in pairs
Types & categories
- grouping hypernym
- buddy system hyponym
- match-up hyponym
Related & opposite
- pair derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjugate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sexual activity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | assortative mating |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disassortative mating |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crossbreeding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inbreeding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | servicing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pair |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | grouping |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | buddy system |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | match-up |